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A.Word.A.Day--aphelion What to give to the person who has everything? Give the gift of words. Pronunciation: WAV or RealAudio aphelion (uh-FEE-lee-uhn, uh-FEEL-yuhn) The point on the orbit of a celestial body that is farthest from the sun. [From New Latin aphelium : Greek apo-, apo- + Greek helios, sun.] "Oddly enough, Earth is fading away from the sun in its orbit, reaching aphelion, its most remote distance, on July 3." News flash: These bolts more than hot air, Star Tribune, 19 Jun 1995. This week's theme: a verbal zoo. X-Bonus Courage is not the towering oak that sees storms come and go; it is the fragile blossom that opens in the snow. -Alice M. Swaim

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