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reck

PRONUNCIATION:

(rek)

MEANING:

noun: Care or concern.
verb tr., intr.: To care or concern.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Old English reccan (to care). Earliest documented use: 1150. The common affixed form is reckless.

USAGE:

“What little reck [King James] had of the faces he trod on in climbing from a pit of his own digging.”
Victor MacClure; She Stands Accused; Lippincott; 1935.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Hatred is the most accessible and comprehensive of all the unifying agents. Mass movements can rise and spread without belief in a God, but never without belief in a devil. -Eric Hoffer, philosopher and author (25 Jul 1902-1983)

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