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qualtagh n | |
Happy New Year from all of us at the English Wiktionary! | |
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2
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neither fish nor fowl adj | |
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3
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trackbed n (rail transport) | |
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4
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lick into shape v | |
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5
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for January 5 | |
rara avis n | |
Today is National Bird Day in the U.S.A., which is promoted by the Avian Welfare Coalition to encourage the leaving of birds in the wild and to improve the welfare of birds in captivity. | |
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Epiphany n (Christianity) | |
In Western Christianity, today is Epiphany, which commemorates the visit of the Magi to the Christ child. | |
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sennight n | |
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8
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for January 8 | |
noodle v | |
[...] noodle n
The Venetian explorer Marco Polo died on this day in 1324. A persistent myth, believed to have originated in the early 20th century, is that he introduced noodles from China to Italy, thus leading to the invention of pasta. | |
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for January 9 | |
backwardation n (stock market) | |
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10
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for January 10 | |
cumbrous adj (literary) | |
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11
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for January 11 | |
animalcule n | |
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12
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for January 12 | |
by a long chalk prepositional phrase | |
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13
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for January 13 | |
cryptovirus n | |
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14
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for January 14 | |
go pear-shaped v | |
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15
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for January 15 | |
siege engine n | |
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16
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for January 16 | |
tractile adj | |
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17
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for January 17 | |
crunkmeister n | |
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18
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for January 18 | |
endian adj | |
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19
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for January 19 | |
chambers n (plural only) | |
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20
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for January 20 | |
back-ganging adj (chiefly Northern England, Scotland) | |
back-ganging n (chiefly Northern England, Scotland)
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21
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for January 21 | |
cold weapon n | |
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22
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for January 22 | |
furtive adj | |
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23
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for January 23 | |
leporine adj | |
Today is the second day of the Chinese New Year. According to the Chinese zodiac, it is the year of the rabbit. | |
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for January 24 | |
mnemonic n | |
mnemonic adj
Today is the International Day of Education, which is recognized by the United Nations to emphasize the importance of ensuring equitable and inclusive education at all levels so that people may acquire the knowledge and skills needed to participate fully in society and contribute towards sustainable development. | |
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25
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for January 25 | |
lang may yer lum reek phrase | |
Burns night is held on this date in celebration of the Scottish poet and lyricist Robert Burns (born on 25 January 1759), and usually involves Scottish foods and recitals of his poetry. | |
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for January 26 | |
vaccine adj | |
vaccine n
vaccine v
The British physician and scientist Edward Jenner, who pioneered the concept of vaccines and created the world’s first vaccine—the smallpox vaccine, died on this day 200 years ago in 1823. | |
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27
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for January 27 | |
mulga wire n | |
Yesterday was Australia Day, the national day of Australia. | |
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28
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for January 28 | |
obnoxious adj | |
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29
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for January 29 | |
dominical adj (Christianity) | |
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30
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for January 30 | |
smackdown n (originally and chiefly US, informal) | |
The American professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) was founded as Capitol Wrestling Corporation this month 70 years ago in 1953. | |
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for January 31 | |
hover v | |
hover n
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