This week’s theme
Words that aren’t what they appear to be

This week’s words
accidence
livelong
bespoke
limpid
tribology

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(bi-SPOHK)

MEANING:

adjective:
1. Custom-made.
2. Relating to custom-made products.

ETYMOLOGY:

Shortening of bespoken, past participle of bespeak (to speak for, to arrange), from Old English besprecan (to speak about). Earliest documented use: 1755.

USAGE:

“Book in for an eye test, as it’s much better for your eyes to get a pair that are bespoke to your needs, rather than just picking up a pair in the supermarket.”
Keep Eye Health in Your Sights; Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland); Jun 28, 2015.

See more usage examples of bespoke in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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