This week’s theme
Duoliteral words

This week’s words
os
aa
nu
ye
id

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Words that turn into another word when beheaded

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PRONUNCIATION:

(id)

MEANING:

noun: The unconscious, instinctive part of the psyche in Freudian theory.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin id (it), translation of German es (it). Ultimately from the Indo-European root i- (a stem relating to pronouns), which also gave us ilk, item, yet, yonder, iterate, and identity. Earliest documented use: 1924.

USAGE:

“‘No one would ever argue that we’re all angels...,’ says Mr. Rollins. ‘It’s difficult to justify to someone raised on the more traditional North American fan experience. It’s loud, it’s crude, but that’s the point. Six days a week I’m a normal guy, but for games your inner id comes out.’”
Michael Grange; Toronto the Rowdy; The Globe and Mail (Toronto, Canada); Apr 11, 2009.

See more usage examples of id in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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