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Word of the Day for Thursday, May 5, 2011epigamic \ep-i-GAM-ik\, adjective: Attracting the opposite sex, as the colors of certain birds. But now the epigamic urgings travel beyond their periphery, kneading painfully against my heart and lungs and brain. Instead, on the male's side special epigamic characters, ornaments and movements are necessary to inform the female that a potential meal is not at hand. Epigamic comprises the Greek roots epi-, "close in space or time," and gamos, "of marriage." | |||||||||
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  Why is Thursday named for the character in a film coming out on Friday?By now you've probably noted movie posters and trailers for a big blond guy named Thor. The movie featuring the Marvel Comics character, founding member of the Avengers, opens throughout the U.S. on Friday, but today (and every Thursday) is a bigger tribute to the Norse god of thunder than any film. After all, it... | |||||||||
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