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Why Dictionary.com chose gloaming
More about gloaming
- From Old English (450鈥�1150) glomung, meaning “twilight.”
- Closely related to the word gloom.
- Primarily used for poetry since the 1700s.
EXAMPLES OF GLOAMING
- The farmer tilled his fields until the gloaming settled over the land.
- The gloaming painted the sky in faint purples and deep blues.
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Why Dictionary.com chose lope
More about lope
- Recorded in Middle English (1150鈥�1475) as lopen or laupen.
- From Old Norse hlaupa, meaning “to jump.”
- Related to the word leap.
EXAMPLES OF LOPE
- They saw a coyote lope across the highway, disappearing into the brush.
- The jogger loped down the stairs, skipping every other step.
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Why Dictionary.com chose mavourneen
More about mavourneen
- First recorded in 1790鈥�1800.
- From Irish mo mhuirn铆n, which means “my darling.”
- Related to an Irish verb that means “to cherish.”
EXAMPLES OF MAVOURNEEN
- The weary soldier held the faded letter and said, “Mavourneen, you kept me going through it all.”
- At the end of the play, she said, “Oh, mavourneen! You’ve made my day!”
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