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Aug 29, 2019
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Palindromes

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ere
ecce
minim
tirrit
murdrum

Ogni fede fingo
“Ogni fede fingo” (“I pretend to believe every belief.”)
Un palindromo in italiano
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tirrit

PRONUNCIATION:
(TIR-it)

MEANING:
noun: An instance of panic, temper, upset, etc.

ETYMOLOGY:
Perhaps an alteration of the word terror. Earliest documented use: 1600.

USAGE:
“’These tirrits and frights will be the death of me,’ cries Mrs. Quickly when Ancient Pistol is swaggering in her house.”
Tom Taylor’s and Charles Reade’s Plays; The Gentleman’s Magazine (London, UK); Jan 1855.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Each progressive spirit is opposed by a thousand mediocre minds appointed to guard the past. -Maurice Maeterlinck, poet, dramatist, and Nobel laureate (29 Aug 1862-1949)

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