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A.Word.A.Day--coventryCoventry (KUV-uhn-tree) noun A state of ostracism or exile. [After Coventry, England (possibly from the sending of Royalist prisoners there during the English Civil War).]
"Chris Ash, tribunal chairman, said the panel was not satisfied that Mrs.
Edghill, of Sevenoaks, Kent, was ostracised or 'sent to Coventry by other
dealers'." This week's theme: Toponyms
X-BonusKeep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. -Mark Twain, author (1835-1910)
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