This week’s theme
Blend words

This week’s words
anecdata
workfare
backronym
lunk
herstory

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(HUHR-stuh-ree)

MEANING:

noun: History as seen from a woman’s point of view, one that doesn’t obscure women’s role.

ETYMOLOGY:

A blend of her + history, from Latin histor (learned), ultimately from the Indo-European root weid- (to see), which is also the source of guide, wise, vision, advice, idea, story, and polyhistor. Earliest documented use: 1970.

USAGE:

“It’s high time that the historical playing field is levelled to introduce a balance between history and herstory.”
Lise Hand; Our Understanding of History Is Out of Date; The Times (London, UK); Jul 14, 2018.

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