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By Dibson on 2010 August 1

limen (LY-muhn) noun A threshold of response: point at which a stimulus is of sufficient intensity to generate a response. [From Latin limen (threshold).] Pygmalionism (pig-MAY-lee-uh-niz-uhm) noun 1. The state of being in love with an object of one’s own making. 2. The condition of loving an inanimate object such as a statue or image. [...]

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Wordsmith Words

By Dibson on 2010 March 27

More words I like from the Wordsmith Word-a-Day Mailing List Star Chamber A court or group marked by arbitrary, oppressive, and secretive procedures. Locum A person filling in for another, especially for a doctor or clergyman. Steenth 1. Latest in an indefinitely long sequence. 2. One sixteenth. [Alteration of the word sixteenth.] Also, the Wordsmith [...]

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