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carte blanche
[ kahrt-blanch, blahnch ]
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noun
unconditional authority; full discretionary power.
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- First recorded in 1655鈥�65 as blank, blanck, or blanche (without carte) in the card game sense.
- First recorded in 1700鈥�10 in the sense 鈥渂lank, signed document,鈥� and in 1760鈥�70 in the more general sense highlighted here, 鈥渄iscretionary power.鈥�
- Comes from French and translates literally as 鈥渂lank document.鈥�
EXAMPLES OF CARTE BLANCHE
- The director gave the lead actor carte blanche to improvise during certain key scenes.
- As the team captain, she had carte blanche to choose the starting lineup for each game.
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- First recorded around 1300鈥�50.
- Comes from Latin 辩耻辞迟墨诲颈腻苍耻蝉, “daily,” which is similar to 肠辞迟迟墨诲颈(脓) “every day.”
- 蚕耻辞迟墨诲颈腻苍耻蝉 is formed from quot, “however many occur, every” and di脓, a form of di脓s, “day.”
EXAMPLES OF QUOTIDIAN
- The journalist’s task is to uncover the hidden stories within the fabric of quotidian life and shed light on important societal issues.
- As an astronomer, I study the celestial bodies that shine in the sky each night, but it’s the quotidian beauty of a fading sunset that always captivates me.
amalgamate
[ uh-mal-guh-meyt ]
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verb
to mix or merge so as to make a combination; blend; unite.
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- First recorded in 1635鈥�45.
- Formed from amalgam, “an alloy of mercury with another metal.”
- Amalgam came from the combination of Arabic al, “the,” and malgham, from Greek 尘谩濒补驳尘补, “softening agent.”
EXAMPLES OF AMALGAMATE
- The artist chose to amalgamate different art styles in her painting, resulting in a truly original piece.
- The chef amalgamated various flavors to create a unique culinary masterpiece.
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