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A.Word.A.Day--coventry What to give to the person who has everything? Give the gift of words. Pronunciation: WAV or RealAudio Coventry (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'." Daniel Waddell, Woman City dealer loses sex discrimination case, The Daily Telegraph, 25 Jun 1998. This week's theme: toponyms. X-Bonus Keep 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, U.S. Author (1835-1910)

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