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Sep 30, 2022
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with Anu Garglogodaedalist
PRONUNCIATION:
MEANING:
noun: One skilled in using or coining words.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin logodaedalia, from Greek logodaidalia, from logodaidalos,
from logos (word) + daedalus (skillful). Earliest documented use: 1727.
USAGE:
“She also solicited the aid of other Russian scholars, especially the
chess master and logodaedalist Gennady Barabtarlo, who helped solve
the riddles Vladimir posed for Vera.” Brian Boyd; Letters; The New York Times Book Review; Nov 29, 2015. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there
must never be a time when we fail to protest. -Elie Wiesel, writer, Nobel
laureate (30 Sep 1928-2016)
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