noxious.sunshine
02-21-2014, 10:05 PM
So big words came up in chat (or rather, some defenestrating happened), & I got the idea to have a Word of the Day!
I'm not sure exactly how this should work, but here's today's word!
Defenestration:
de·fen·es·tra·tion
Pronunciation: \(ˌ)dē-ˌfe-nə-ˈstrā-shən\
Function: noun
Etymology: de- + Latin fenestra window
Date: 1620
1 : a throwing of a person or thing out of a window 2 : a usually swift dismissal or expulsion (as from a political party or office)
— de·fen·es·trate \(ˌ)dē-ˈfe-nə-ˌstrāt\ transitive verb
I'm not sure exactly how this should work, but here's today's word!
Defenestration:
de·fen·es·tra·tion
Pronunciation: \(ˌ)dē-ˌfe-nə-ˈstrā-shən\
Function: noun
Etymology: de- + Latin fenestra window
Date: 1620
1 : a throwing of a person or thing out of a window 2 : a usually swift dismissal or expulsion (as from a political party or office)
— de·fen·es·trate \(ˌ)dē-ˈfe-nə-ˌstrāt\ transitive verb