Thursday, February 29, 2024

So What Exactly Does The Pope Have To Do With Leap Year?

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Wondering about the origin of leap year? In addition to teaching you the latest vocabulary and slang, our dictionary can help explain holidays, celebrations, and more.

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February 29, 2024

bissextile

[ bahy-seks-til, -tahyl ] noun

the leap year.

 
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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

What Words Will Inspire Your Strength Today? 💪

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Good day, word revolutionary!

It was activist Susette La Flesche who said, "Peaceful revolutions are slow but sure. It takes time to leaven a great unwieldy mass like this nation with the leavening ideas of justice and liberty." What other words can inspire you today?

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February 28, 2024

adumbrate

[ ad-uhm-breyt ] verb

to foreshadow; prefigure.

 
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