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Word of the Day for Sunday, May 15, 2011plangent \PLAN-juhnt\, adjective: 1. Beating with a loud or deep sound, as, "the plangent wave." She moans along with the woman who is singing -- wailing, really -- her hands gripping the steering wheel to the plangent cries of the singer and the sobbing of violins. What undoubtedly touched those soldiers is the play's plangent nostalgia, the ache for home, for home's rootedness and security. Plangent derives from the present participle of Latin plangere, to beat, to strike (noisily), especially to strike the breast, head, etc., as a sign of grief. | |||||||||
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  What does "transgender" mean exactly, and how does the English language handle gender?There is an increase in public discourse on transgender rights this spring. Nevada is considering a bill that would provide discrimination protection to transgender people in housing, public accommodation and job protections, similar to laws in place for other protected minorities. A bill in Maine addressing public accommodation for transgender people is also in the... | |||||||||
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