This week’s theme
New words

This week’s words
nutation
noodly
pneumic
nouveau
new-collar

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(NOO/NYOO-mik)

MEANING:

adjective: Of or relating to the lungs.

ETYMOLOGY:

From French pneumique, from Greek pneuma (breath, wind, spirit). Earliest documented use: 1861.

NOTES:

Not to be confused with mnemonic, which helps you remember things. If you confuse the two, remember: one is about your lungs, the other is about your memory. Actually, don’t remember that. That’s a terrible mnemonic.

USAGE:

“He took three controlled breaths, filling his blood with pneumic energy.”
Matthew Hughes; Avianca’s Bezel; Fantasy & Science Fiction (Newark, New Jersey); Sep/Oct 2014.

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