Monday, April 30, 2007

The Oxford English Dictionary is my Friend pt 2

SO maybe you'd like the definitions too? Okay. All definitions from http://www.dictionary.com/ unless otherwise noted.







Accidie
\Ac"ci*die\, n. [OF. accide, accidie, LL. accidia, acedia, fr. Gr. ?; 'a priv. + ? care.] Sloth; torpor. [Obs.] ``The sin of accidie.'' --Chaucer. (Websters' Revised Unabridged Dictionary)




Apostasy
a·pos·ta·sy /əˈpɒstəsi/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[uh-pos-tuh-see] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -sies.
a total desertion of or departure from one's religion, principles, party, cause, etc.




suzerainty


su·ze·rain·ty /ˈsuzərɪnti, -ˌreɪn-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[soo-zuh-rin-tee, -reyn-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -ties.
1.
the position or authority of a suzerain.
2.
the domain or area subject to a suzerain.




suzerain
su·ze·rain /ˈsuzərɪn, -ˌreɪn/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[soo-zuh-rin, -reyn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1.
a sovereign or a state exercising political control over a dependent state.
2.
History/Historical. a feudal overlord. –adjective
3.
characteristic of or being a suzerain




concatenation


con·cat·e·na·tion /kɒnˌkætnˈeɪʃən/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[kon-kat-n-ey-shuhn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1.the act of concatenating.
2.the state of being concatenated; connection, as in a chain.
3.a series of interconnected or interdependent things or events.




pilaster




–noun Architecture.
a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column.




parapet




par·a·pet /ˈpærəpɪt, -ˌpɛt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[par-uh-pit, -pet] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1.
Fortification.
a.
a defensive wall or elevation, as of earth or stone, in a fortification.
b.
an elevation raised above the main wall or rampart of a permanent fortification.
2.
any low protective wall or barrier at the edge of a balcony, roof, bridge, or the like.


campanile\


cam·pa·ni·le /ˌkæmpəˈnili, -ˈnil; It. ˌkɑmpɑˈnilɛ/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[kam-puh-nee-lee, -neel; It. kahm-pah-nee-le] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -ni·les, -ni·li /-ˈnili/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[-nee-lee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation.
a bell tower, esp. one freestanding from the body of a church.

Okay, so half of these were architecture terms so I am not feeling that bad. Onward to Double Jeopardy! !

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