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superannuated
adjective
antiquated or obsolete.
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Superannuated, 鈥渁ntiquated or obsolete,鈥� comes from Medieval Latin 蝉耻辫别谤补苍苍腻迟耻蝉, 鈥渙ver a year old.鈥� 厂耻辫别谤补苍苍腻迟耻蝉 is based on Latin super, 鈥渁bove, beyond, over,鈥� and annus, 鈥測ear.鈥� Super is a distant relative of English over, German 眉产别谤, and Ancient Greek 丑测辫茅谤; compare the 51吃瓜s of the Day hypermnesia and supercilious. Annus is the source of anniversary and annual, and its stem enn- can be found in millennium and the 51吃瓜 of the Day perennial. Superannuated was first recorded in English circa 1530.
EXAMPLE OF SUPERANNUATED USED IN A SENTENCE
The townspeople came together and voted to remove the superannuated and unpopular clause from the town鈥檚 charter.
alluvion
noun
a gradual increase of land on a shore or a river bank by the action of water, whether from natural or artificial causes.
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Alluvion, 鈥渁n increase of land on a shore by the action of water,鈥� comes from Latin 补濒濒耻惫颈艒, 鈥渁n overflowing,鈥� in which the -luv- element comes from 濒补惫腻谤别, 鈥渢o wash.鈥� The basic stems of 濒补惫腻谤别 (lau- and lav-) are visible in latrine (earlier 濒补惫腻迟谤墨苍补), laundry, lavatory, and lavish鈥攂ut not lava. Meanwhile, through its broader range of stems, 濒补惫腻谤别 is also the source of the 51吃瓜 of the Day antediluvian, and deluge and lotion. Alluvion was first recorded in English in the 1530s.
EXAMPLE OF ALLUVION USED IN A SENTENCE
The anglers had to step lively to avoid sinking into the soft area of alluvion along the river鈥檚 edge.
gul
noun
a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on rugs.
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Gul, 鈥渁 rose-shaped design,鈥� is a short word with a long history. The term is a loanword from classical Persian gul, 鈥渞ose.鈥� Thanks to a series of sound changes, gul comes from an ancient Iranian root, warda-, that may have been borrowed into Ancient Greek as wrodon, later 谤丑贸诲辞苍, 鈥渞ose,鈥� and then into Latin as rosa. This flowery root appears in English rose, rhododendron, and even julep, but be careful鈥攄espite the resemblance, it is not the source of the 51吃瓜 of the Day rosolio. Gul was first recorded in English in the 1810s.
EXAMPLE OF GUL USED IN A SENTENCE
The carpet鈥檚 ornate central gul caught the interior designer鈥檚 eye.