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OED #WordOfTheDay: middlescent, n. & adj. Of, relating to, or taking place in middle age. View the entry: oxford.ly/4Abkc6p
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OED #WordOfTheDay: gamergate, n. Esp. in certain ants: a worker (female) that can become capable of reproducing, esp. when the queen has died. View the entry: oxford.ly/4jWGNit
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OED #WordOfTheDay: alickadoo, n. A person who is attached to or associated with a rugby game or club but does not play, esp. an administrative official or committee member. View the entry: oxford.ly/4irYh52
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OED #WordOfTheDay: Titanolater, n. A person who values or esteems power above all else; a worshipper of power. View the entry: oxford.ly/4sFsz7T
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OED #WordOfTheDay: clap cold, adj. Very cold, stone-cold; esp. (of food or drink) now unpleasantly cold, having once been hot. View the entry: oxford.ly/4ekvZHk
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OED #WordOfTheDay: sando, n. A Japanese sandwich consisting of two crustless slices of soft white bread with various savoury or sweet fillings, such as pork katsu, egg salad, or pieces of fruit with whipped cream. View the entry: oxford.ly/4ehdiEh
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OED #WordOfTheDay: dreamlet, n. A brief dream; (Psychology) a dream experienced during the transition between sleeping and waking; a hypnagogic or hypnopompic hallucination. View the entry: oxford.ly/4yMUNPp
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OED #WordOfTheDay: not-ness, n. The quality or state of not being or doing something; the quality or state of not existing at all. View the entry: oxford.ly/4yQJlCu
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OED #WordOfTheDay: delitescency, n. The state or condition of being hidden; concealment; seclusion. View the entry: oxford.ly/4jKeSCf
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OED #WordOfTheDay: obmutescent, adj. Speechless, silent; refraining from speech or utterance. View the entry: oxford.ly/3UvXOWn
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OED #WordOfTheDay: preachification, n. Tedious or self-righteous preaching; preachifying. View the entry: oxford.ly/3UmAFFC
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OED #WordOfTheDay: babylon, v. To situate or establish oneself in a magnificent location. View the entry: oxford.ly/4i80HWm
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OED #WordOfTheDay: mordicative, adj. That bites or stings; sharp, pungent, caustic; acerbic. View the entry: oxford.ly/4zTwfoQ
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OED #WordOfTheDay: noctuolent, adj. Of a flowering plant: more strongly scented at night than during the day. View the entry: oxford.ly/4imHaR4
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OED #WordOfTheDay: acoustician, n. An expert in acoustics. View the entry: oxford.ly/4dXAoQh
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OED #WordOfTheDay: mucid, adj. Mouldy, musty; festering, stagnant; slimy. View the entry: oxford.ly/3W3MOQp
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OED #WordOfTheDay: pensative, adj. Thoughtful, pensive, anxious. View the entry: oxford.ly/4zOxntS
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OED #WordOfTheDay: maqam, n. A melodic mode used as a basis for improvisation or composition in Persian, Arabic, and Turkish music. View the entry: oxford.ly/4BmpLR2
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