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Aug 30, 2023
This week’s theme
Words with AI usage examples

This week’s words
egrote
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philomuse
delibate
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philomuse
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A.Word.A.Day
with Anu Garg

philomuse

PRONUNCIATION:
(FIL-oh-myooz)

MEANING:
noun: A poetry lover.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Greek philo- (love) + Muse (any of nine goddesses in Greek mythology who presided over arts and sciences). Earliest documented use: 1654.

USAGE:
“your touch
a fervent poet’s hand
over the canvas of my skin
philomuse, I am
you ignite
the raw verses
of my body’s longing”
Rupi Kaur; intimate ink; Bare Essence Publishing; 2021. [An AI-generated usage example]

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
The heart of a mother is a deep abyss, at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness. -Honore de Balzac, novelist (1799-1850)

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