This week’s theme
No el

This week’s words
quartziferous
hypercathexis
bavardage
aciniform
crackjaw

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(uh-SIN-uh-form)

MEANING:

adjective: Shaped like a cluster of grapes.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin acinus (grape, berry, seed). Earliest documented use: 1798.

USAGE:

“And no machine will ever be able to answer grocery-related questions -- What’s the freshest aciniform produce today?”
Neil Genzlinger; Jersey: The Tax Rebate Line and Other Annoyances; The New York Times; May 16, 1999.

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