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Weird Word Wednesday

Diabesity noun   di·a·be·si·ty Medical Definition of diabesity1.  :  obesity associated with diabetes 

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Monday Musings: Disturbed - The Sound Of Silence [Official Music Video]

This is such a moving cover of this song I had to share it.


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Diablerie noun  
1.  1 :  black magic :  sorcery2.  2a  :  a representation in words or pictures of black magic or of dealings with the devil3.  b  :  demon lore4.  3 :  mischievous conduct or mannerOrigin and Etymology of diablerieFrench, from Old French, from dïable devil, from Late Latin diabolus — more at devil

First Known Use: 1751
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Monday Musings: Arizona Jet Stream Photos

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Deucalionnoun  Deu·ca·lion \d(y)ü-ˈkāl-yən\Popularity: Bottom 20% of wordsDefinition of Deucalion:  a survivor with his wife Pyrrha of a great flood by which Zeus destroys the rest of the human raceOrigin and Etymology of deucalionLatin, from Greek Deukaliōn

First Known Use: 1565
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Monday Musings: Loki photos

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desacralizeverb  de·sa·cral·ize \(ˌ)dē-ˈsā-krə-ˌlīz, -ˈsa-\Popularity: Bottom 30% of wordsDefinition of desacralizeDesacralized desacralizingtransitive verb:  to divest of sacred qualities or status
desacralization play \(ˌ)dē-ˌsā-krə-lī-ˈzā-shən, -ˌsa-\ noun
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Monday Musings: Moon and Jet Stream photos

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deracinateverb  de·rac·i·nate \(ˌ)dē-ˈra-sə-ˌnāt\Popularity: Top 40% of wordsDefinition of deracinateDeracinated deracinatingtransitive verb1:  uproot2:  to remove or separate from a native environment or culture; especially :  to remove the racial or ethnic characteristics or influences fromderacination play \(ˌ)dē-ˌra-sə-ˈnā-shən\ noun
Origin and Etymology of deracinateMiddle French desraciner, from des- de- + racine root, from Late Latin radicina, from Latin radic-, radix — more at root

First Known Use: 1599
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Monday Musings: Arizona Cloud Formation photographs

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