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Why Dictionary.com chose prorogue
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- First recorded between 1375鈥�1425.
- From the Latin 辫谤艒谤辞驳腻谤别, meaning “to extend or draw out a situation;” combines prefix 辫谤辞-虏 + the Latin root 谤辞驳腻谤别, meaning “to ask.”
EXAMPLES OF PROROGUE
- The festival organizers opted to prorogue the event by a week to accommodate more participants.
- Nothing could prorogue his decision to step onto the dance floor once the band started to play his favorite song.
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Why Dictionary.com chose askance
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- First recorded in 1520鈥�30.
- Of obscure origin; possibly from the Middle English ascaunces, meaning “as if to say,” or the Old French *as cans, meaning “along the corners.”
EXAMPLES OF ASKANCE
- The crowd listened askance to the salesman’s pitch, skeptical of his promises.
- The customers glanced askance at the shop’s sudden sale prices, wondering if there was a catch.
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- First recorded in 1625鈥�35.
- Combines 丑补谤诲测鹿, meaning “courageous, resolute,” + the suffix -丑辞辞诲鈦�.
- Replaced earlier form hardihead.
EXAMPLES OF HARDIHOOD
- He had the hardihood to question the authority of the king.
- Her hardihood in confronting the raging storm to save the stranded hikers earned her widespread admiration.
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