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"Bilocation" is the supposed ability to exist in two different places at the same time. The word combines the Latin prefix bi- (meaning "two") with "location."
Stories of bilocation have appeared in religious traditions, folklore, and works of fiction. Today, it's also used humorously when someone wishes they could be in two places at once.
If you could be in two places at once, where would you choose to be? 💬
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Today's #WordOfTheDay is perseverance.
Learn more about this word: dictionary.com/browse/persev…
Did you know “catnap” has another meaning besides a quick snooze? 🐈 As a verb, today's #WordOfTheDay can mean to steal a cat, especially to keep as a pet. Here, “nap” refers to taking or seizing something rather than sleeping. Which meaning did you know first?
Today's #WordOfTheDay is catnap.
Learn more about this word: dictionary.com/browse/catnap…
Barnacles start life swimming freely, but eventually become sessile, permanently attaching themselves to rocks, boats, and other surfaces. 🐚 Today's #WordOfTheDay “sessile” means permanently attached and not freely moving. It comes from a Latin word meaning “sitting down.” Can you name another organism that lives a sessile life?
Did you know that different versions of the word "mustache" have been around for thousands of years? 👨🏻
English borrowed the word from French (“moustache”), which got it from Italian (“mostaccio”), which traces back through Medieval Greek to Ancient Greek “mystax,” meaning "upper lip" or "the hair growing on it."
So the word itself has been on our lips for over 2,000 years! Curious about another word’s origin? Ask below, and have a happy #Movember!
Today's #WordOfTheDay is sessile.
Learn more about this word: dictionary.com/browse/sessil…
Before streaming and binge-watching, daytime TV was full of sudsers. 📺 Today's #WordOfTheDay is an old-fashioned term for a soap opera. Popular since the 1960s, it playfully references the soap companies that once sponsored daytime dramas. What's a classic TV show you could watch over and over?
From politics to pop culture, we track how language shows up in the headlines each week. These are the words shaping the news. dictionary.com/articles/this… #ThisWeekInWords
Today's #WordOfTheDay is sudser.
Learn more about this word: dictionary.com/browse/sudser…
Some movie villains get exactly the punishment they deserve. ⚖️ Today's #WordOfTheDay “condign” means “well-deserved or fitting.” Although it once described both rewards and punishments, it's been used almost exclusively for punishments since the 1700s. Can you think of a fictional villain who received condign justice?
Today's #WordOfTheDay is condign.
Learn more about this word: dictionary.com/browse/condig…
Ever felt pulled in two completely different directions? ↔️ You might say you've been “whipsawed.” Today's #WordOfTheDay means to subject someone or something to two opposing forces at once. The word comes from a type of saw traditionally operated by two people. When have you felt whipsawed?
Today's #WordOfTheDay is whipsaw.
Learn more about this word: dictionary.com/browse/whipsa…
"Skeptical" and "cynical" both involve doubt, but there's an important difference. 🤔
Skeptics question claims and look for evidence before accepting something as true. Cynics tend to distrust people's motives, assuming they're driven by selfishness or insincerity.
You can be skeptical without being cynical! Which word do you hear more often?👇 #NuancedWords
If “novem” is Latin for “nine,” why doesn't "November" fall ninth on the calendar? 🤔
Like September and October, “November” is a linguistic fossil. Its name preserves the layout of an ancient Roman calendar, even though the months were later shifted into the order we use today.
Do you know any other linguistic fossils like this? 🦴
Today's #WordOfTheDay is incarnadine.
Learn more about this word: dictionary.com/browse/incarn…
There's something magical about an incarnadine sky at sunset. 🌅 Today's #WordOfTheDay means “red or crimson.” The word entered English through Middle French and was famously used by Shakespeare in Macbeth to describe seas turning red with blood. What other words would you use to describe a colorful scene?
Do you know someone who documents every moment of their child's life online? 📱 They might be a “sharent”! Today's #WordOfTheDay blends “share” and “parent” and means to frequently post photos and information about one's child on social media. What other modern parenting terms have you heard?
Today's #WordOfTheDay is sharent.
Learn more about this word: dictionary.com/browse/sharen…
