This week’s theme
Words with odd pronunciations

This week’s words
ceilidh
sophrosyne
segue
hors d'oeuvre
halfpenny

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(suh-FROZ-uh-nee, -FROS-)

MEANING:

noun: Soundness of mind, as expressed in moderation, self-control, and prudence.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Greek sophrosyne, from sophron (of sound mind, prudent). Earliest documented use: 1889.

USAGE:

“In this sense, sophrosyne seems to be the key to the solution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, not only to break the vicious cycle of violence that holds the two sides captive but also to support the idea of nonviolent resistance.”
Carlos Fraenkel; Teaching Plato in Palestine; Dissent (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Spring 2007.

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