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Brobdingnagian
[ brob-ding-nag-ee-uhn ]
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adjective
of huge size; gigantic; tremendous.
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Why Dictionary.com chose Brobdingnagian
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- 叠谤辞产诲颈苍驳苍补驳颈补苍听was first recorded in 1725鈥�30.
- Brobdingnagian聽comes from the name聽Brobdingnag, a fictional place from Jonathan Swift鈥檚聽Gulliver鈥檚 Travels.
- In Brobdingnag, everything was of enormous size.
- Its opposite in the book was Lilliput, where everything was tiny. Something聽Lilliputian聽is extremely small.
EXAMPLES OF BROBDINGNAGIAN
- As we hiked through the forest, we came across a聽Brobdingnagian聽oak tree that towered above all others.
- The construction of the skyscraper required a聽Brobdingnagian聽crane to lift and place each massive steel beam.
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Why Dictionary.com chose galore
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- Galore was first recorded around 1660鈥�70.
- Galore comes from the Irish phrase, go 濒别贸谤, meaning “enough, plenty.”
- The 驳辞听element roughly translates as “to,” and 濒别贸谤, which comes from the Old Irish word lour, means “sufficiency.”
EXAMPLES OF GALORE
- The party decorations were vibrant and colorful, with balloons, streamers, and confetti galore.
- When I entered the bakery, my senses were greeted with the delightful aroma of freshly baked goods galore.
da capo
[ dah kah-poh ]
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adverb
repeated from the beginning (used as a musical direction).
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- Da capo entered English around 1715鈥�25.
- Da capo comes from Italian and literally means “from the head.”
- You may hear da capo used in music with al fine, which means 鈥渢o the end鈥� as in, da capo al fine.
- In sheet music, da capo is often abbreviated d.c. and can also be used with al coda, meaning 鈥渢o the tail.鈥�
EXAMPLES OF DA CAPO
- The violinist knew she would have to go on playing the song through again da capo聽until the guest of honor appeared.
- That particular piece of music sounded better when played da capo al fine.
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