nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Angeleno Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish angeleño. Pronunciation: /ˌænd͡ʒɪˈliːnəʊ/ 1. A native or resident of Los Angeles. Example: The LAPD has asked Angelenos not to shoot at the alien spaceship, fearing it might trigger an interstellar war. Example: He expressed his concerns through a series of histrionic rhetorical questions concerning L.A.’s shortcomings, all of which Sadie, a native Angeleno, already knew: Did she know about the earthquakes? The fires? The floods?
Word: sporran Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic sporan (“purse”), from Middle Irish sparán, possibly from Late Latin bursa (“purse”), ultimately from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa, “leather, hide”). Pronunciation: /ˈspɒɹən/, /ˈspɔɹən/, /ˈspɑɹən/ 1. A small pouch, usually made of either fur or plain or fur-trimmed leather, which is worn, suspended from a belt or chain, on the front of a kilt and used to hold various items normally carried in trouser pockets.
Word: Amazonian epoch Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named for Amazonis Planitia. 1. The most recent of the Martian geologic epochs, from approximately 1.8 billion (1800 million) years ago (the end of the Hesperian epoch) to the present.
Word: Hesperian epoch Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named for the Hesperia Planum 1. The second of the three Martian geologic epochs, approximately from 3,500 million years ago to 1,800 million years ago, marked by lava flows, preceded by the Noachian epoch, and followed by the Amazonian epoch.
Word: Noachian epoch Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named for Noachis Terra. 1. The earliest of the Martian geologic epochs, approximately from 3,800 million years ago to 3,500 million years ago, marked by many large impact craters and followed by the Hesperian epoch.
Word: geologic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From geology + -ic, perhaps after French géologique. Pronunciation: /ˌdʒiː.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪk/, /ˌd͡ʒi.əˈlɑdʒ.ɪk/ 1. Of, or relating to geology or a geologic time scale.
Word: poule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French poule, from Latin pullus, pulla. Pronunciation: /puːl/ 1. A girl, a young woman, especially seen as promiscuous; a slut. Example: It was a warm spring night and I sat at a table on the terrace of the Napolitain after Robert had gone, watching […] the poules going by, singly and in pairs, looking for the evening meal. Example: ‘Where are the Delages taking you?’ ‘Dinner at…somewhere terribly smart. They'll pretend I'm a poule they picked up in the street.’
Word: poule Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /puːl/ 1. Alternative form of pool. Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. Obsolete form of pool (in various senses). Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: geologic time scale Part of Speech: noun 1. A chronological scale of the earth's history used to measure the relative or absolute age of any part of geologic time. Example: If maths and physics are the nearest we have to a universal language to communicate with visiting extra-terrestrials, handing them a geologic time scale would be about as useful as a Jackson Pollock painting. It looks hella scientific […] but essentially it’s a very fancy way of telling the story about the history of the Earth.
Word: applistructure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of application + infrastructure, coined by an analyst at JP Morgan. Pronunciation: /ˈæplɪˌstɹʌkt͡ʃə/, /ˈæplɪˌstɹʌkt͡ʃɚ/, /ˈæpləˌ-/ 1. The amalgamation of applications and technological infrastructure. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sure-fire Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sure + fire, originally used to denote the efficacy of firearms (rifles) to fire. 1. Guaranteed to work or happen. Example: That hat should be a sure-fire way to spot him in a crowd. Example: […] just as he knew that showing up for lunch with a brown bag full of dried squirrel jerky and mushrooms and lemongrass was a surefire way to end up social roadkill in the high school hierarchy, […]
Word: surefire Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of sure-fire. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Dutifully socking away a chunk of your salary each month may seem like a surefire path to a comfortable retirement. But there are plenty of ways you could be sabotaging that savings.
Word: fitt Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of fit (section of a poem or ballad) Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: anywhere else Part of Speech: adv 1. In any other place. Example: I wouldn’t be anywhere else on your birthday. Example: Then we relapsed into a discomfited silence, and wished we were anywhere else. But Miss Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud, and with such a hearty enjoyment that instead of getting angry and more mortified we began to laugh ourselves, and instantly felt better.
Word: everywhere else Part of Speech: adv 1. In all other places. Labels: not-comparable
Word: somewhere else Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌsʌmwɛə(ɹ)ˈɛls/ 1. A place other than here; another place. Labels: uncountable
Word: somewhere else Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /ˌsʌmwɛə(ɹ)ˈɛls/ 1. In or at some other place. 2. To some other place. 3. Distracted; in a daydream, (of the mind) unable to interact with events in the here and now Labels: figuratively Example: But I get slightly crazy when I'm working on something. I zone out and get lost watching scenes play out in my head. That's why I won't have lunch with friends when I'm writing. My head is somewhere else and they naturally take it personally. Example: Hearing the laughter of his sons, Alf grinned. But he was somewhere else, thinking of the woman moving through the dim house behind him.
Word: Phanerozoic Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek φανερός (phanerós, “visible”) + ζωή (zōḗ, “life”) + -ic. 1. A geologic eon from about 538.8 million years ago to the present.
Word: Phanerozoic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek φανερός (phanerós, “visible”) + ζωή (zōḗ, “life”) + -ic. 1. Of or relating to the Phanerozoic eon. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Proterozoic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From protero- + -zoic. Pronunciation: /ˌpɹoʊt(ə)ɹrəˈzoʊɪk/, /ˌpɹoʊt(ə)ɹoʊˈzoʊɪk/, /ˌpɹɒt(ə)ɹəˈzəʊɪk/, /ˌpɹɒt(ə)ɹəʊˈzəʊɪk/ 1. Of or relating to the geologic eon from 2,500 Ma to 541.0±1.0 Ma. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Proterozoic Part of Speech: name Etymology: From protero- + -zoic. Pronunciation: /ˌpɹoʊt(ə)ɹrəˈzoʊɪk/, /ˌpɹoʊt(ə)ɹoʊˈzoʊɪk/, /ˌpɹɒt(ə)ɹəˈzəʊɪk/, /ˌpɹɒt(ə)ɹəʊˈzəʊɪk/ 1. The eon from 2,500 Ma to 541.0±1.0 Ma, the beginning of the Phanerozoic, marked by the build up of oxygen in the atmosphere and the emergence of primitive multicellular life.
Word: Archaean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “ancient”) (likely via Latin archaeus) + -an. Pronunciation: /ɑːˈkiːən/, /ɑɹˈkiːən/ 1. Of or relating to Arche, the Muse of beginnings in Greek mythology. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of, or relating to the geologic eon from about 4,031 to 2,500 million years ago; comprises the Eoarchean, Paleoarchean, Mesoarchean and Neoarchean eras; marked by an atmosphere with little oxygen, the formation of the first continents and oceans and the emergence of simple life. Labels: not-comparable Example: The oldest vestiges of continental crust, which date from the Archaean aeon about 4 billion years ago, are in Acasta in north-west Canada. 3. Of or relating to the irregular Jovian moon named for Arche. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Archaean Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “ancient”) (likely via Latin archaeus) + -an. Pronunciation: /ɑːˈkiːən/, /ɑɹˈkiːən/ 1. The eon from 2,500 Ma to 4,000 Ma.
Word: Hadean Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hades + -an, from Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hāídēs). By surface analysis, had- + -e- + -an. Pronunciation: /heɪˈdiːən/, /ˈheɪ.diːən/ 1. The Hadean eon; part of the Precambrian supereon, spanning from around 4.6 to 4 billion years ago.
Word: Hadean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Hades + -an, from Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hāídēs). By surface analysis, had- + -e- + -an. Pronunciation: /heɪˈdiːən/, /ˈheɪ.diːən/ 1. Pertaining to Hades or hell. Labels: not-comparable Example: No Ceres weeps at the Hadean gate! 2. Of or relating to the Hadean geological eon. Labels: not-comparable
Word: someone else Part of Speech: pron 1. Some other person. Example: I grabbed somebody else's coat.
Word: anyone else Part of Speech: pron 1. Any other person. Example: If you’d spoken to anyone else about it, you’d have heard a very different story. Example: I haven’t seen anyone else here besides you and me.
Word: everyone else Part of Speech: pron 1. All other persons. Example: Everyone else was there. Example: That the young Mr. Churchills liked—but they did not like him coming round of an evening and drinking weak whisky-and-water while he held forth on railway debentures and corporation loans. [...] Mr. Barrett, however, by fawning and flattery, seemed to be able to make not only Mrs. Churchill but everyone else do what he desired.
Word: anybody else Part of Speech: pron 1. Synonym of anyone else.
Word: Cenozoic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ceno- + -zoic; from Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “new”) + ζωή (zōḗ, “life”). Pronunciation: /ˌkeɪnəʊˈzəʊɪk/, /ˌsɛnɵˈzəʊɪk/, /ˌsiːnɵˈzəʊɪk/, /ˌkɛnɵˈzoʊɪk/, /ˌsɛnɵˈzoʊɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to the Cenozoic era. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Cenozoic Part of Speech: name Etymology: From ceno- + -zoic; from Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “new”) + ζωή (zōḗ, “life”). Pronunciation: /ˌkeɪnəʊˈzəʊɪk/, /ˌsɛnɵˈzəʊɪk/, /ˌsiːnɵˈzəʊɪk/, /ˌkɛnɵˈzoʊɪk/, /ˌsɛnɵˈzoʊɪk/ 1. A geologic era within the Phanerozoic eon comprising the Paleogene, Neogene and Quaternary periods from about 65 million years ago to the present, when the continents moved to their current position and modern plants and animals evolved. Example: The whole history of the earth is divided into five eras, with corresponding rock-systems. These are: 1. Archæan or Eozoic¹ era, embodied in the Laurentian system; 2. Palæozoic² era, embodied in the Palæozoic or Primary system; 3. Mesozoic³ era, recorded in the Secondary system; 4. Cenozoic,⁴ recorded in the Tertiary and Quaternary systems; and, 5. The Psychozoic era, or era of Mind, recorded in the recent system. Example: The researchers found that the first day of the Cenozoic was peppered with cataclysms. When the asteroid struck, it temporarily carved a hole 60 miles across and 20 miles deep.
Word: Mesozoic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From meso- + -zoic. 1. Of a geologic era within the Phanerozoic eon that comprises the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods from about 230 to 65 million years ago, when life on earth was dominated by reptiles.
Word: Mesozoic Part of Speech: name Etymology: From meso- + -zoic. 1. The Mesozoic era. Example: The whole history of the earth is divided into five eras, with corresponding rock-systems. These are: 1. Archæan or Eozoic¹ era, embodied in the Laurentian system; 2. Palæozoic² era, embodied in the Palæozoic or Primary system; 3. Mesozoic³ era, recorded in the Secondary system; 4. Cenozoic,⁴ recorded in the Tertiary and Quaternary systems; and, 5. The Psychozoic era, or era of Mind, recorded in the recent system. Example: The Mesozoic landscape of southeastern Utah can tell us much about the past, and it's one of the most intriguing and beautiful landscapes on Earth.
Word: something else Part of Speech: noun 1. Another unspecified item, perhaps not yet known or decided upon. Labels: literally, uncountable Example: It's a bracket for a camera at the moment, but it could be turned into a bracket for something else. 2. Something exceptional, out of the ordinary, unusual. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: My mother's cooking is something else! Example: Before Ladybug could answer, Chico said, “Man, you’re something else. Do you really think that tall and skinny is good looking? […]” 3. A person or thing that is outstandingly unfavorable. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: You mean to tell me you let those kids walk all the way home? At night in the rain? Man, you're really something else.
Word: specialty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English specialte, Old French specialte, especialte, from Latin specialitas. Pronunciation: /ˈspɛʃ.əl.ti/, /ˈspɛʃ.əl.ʈi/, /spɛˈʃæl.ʈi/ 1. That in which one specializes; a chosen expertise or talent; bailiwick. Labels: Australia, Canada, US Example: Near-synonym: discipline Example: medical specialty 2. A product that originates in and is characteristic of a place. Labels: Australia, Canada, US Example: regional specialty Example: house specialty 3. Particularity. Labels: Australia, Canada, US, obsolete Example: The specialty of rule hath been neglected: And, look, how many Grecian tents do stand Hollow upon this plain, so many hollow factions. 4. A particular or peculiar case. Labels: Australia, Canada, US 5. An attribute or quality peculiar to a species. Labels: Australia, Canada, US 6. A contract or obligation under seal; a contract by deed; a writing, under seal, given as security for a debt particularly specified. Labels: Australia, Canada, US Example: Let specialties be therefore drawne betweene vs, That couenants may be kept on either hand. Example: 1812, Joseph Chitty, A Treatise on Pleading, with a Collection of Practical Precedents, and Notes Thereon, 2nd American edition, edited by Thomas Day, New York, Volume 2, section 456, note c, […] in a plea to an action of debt on specialty, it is still necessary to show that the debt on which the judgment was recovered was a specialty, or to aver that the judgment was recovered before the defendant had notice of the plaintiff’s demand.
Word: Paleozoic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From paleo- + -zoic. Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪl.iəˌzəʊɪk/ 1. Of a geologic era within the Phanerozoic eon that comprises the Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous and Permian periods from about 542 to 250 million years ago, from the age of trilobites to that of reptiles. Example: ‘Itʼs all Paleozoic rock under our feet, this part of the world: to think of it, laid down five hundred million years before, shrugging its shoulders and bringing down the steeples on the churches!’
Word: Paleozoic Part of Speech: name Etymology: From paleo- + -zoic. Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪl.iəˌzəʊɪk/ 1. The Paleozoic era.
Word: Neoproterozoic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- English Proterozoic English Neoproterozoic From neo- + Proterozoic. 1. Of a geologic era within the Proterozoic eon; comprises the Tonian, Cryogenian and Ediacaran periods from about 1000 to 544 million years ago, when algae and sponges flourished. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Neoproterozoic Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- English Proterozoic English Neoproterozoic From neo- + Proterozoic. 1. The Neoproterozoic era.
Word: swearword Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of swear word. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Mesoproterozoic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)der. English meso- English Proterozoic English Mesoproterozoic From meso- + Proterozoic. 1. Of a geologic era within the Proterozoic eon; comprises the Calymmian, Ectasian and Stennian periods from about 1600 to 900 million years ago, when the Rodinia supercontinent was formed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Mesoproterozoic Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)der. English meso- English Proterozoic English Mesoproterozoic From meso- + Proterozoic. 1. The Mesoproterozoic era.
Word: running text Part of Speech: noun 1. The main body of a document; text in the form of sentences and paragraphs, as distinct from headings, captions, footnotes, and other added content. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hydrauger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of hydraulic + auger. 1. A horizontal boring machine used to install pipelines etc. under roadways
Word: Paleoproterozoic Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English Proterozoic English Paleoproterozoic From paleo- + Proterozoic. 1. The era from 2,500 Ma to 1,600 Ma, marked by a dramatic increase in atmospheric oxygen.
Word: Paleoproterozoic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English Proterozoic English Paleoproterozoic From paleo- + Proterozoic. 1. Of a geologic era within the Proterozoic eon from 2,500 to 1,600 million years ago. Labels: not-comparable
Word: compartment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *perh₃-der.? Proto-Italic *partis Latin pars Latin partiō Latin partior Latin compartīrībor. Italian compartire Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Italian -mento Italian compartimentobor. Middle French compartimentder. English compartment First attested 1564, from Middle French compartiment, from Italian compartimento, from Late Latin compartiri (“to divide with, to share with”), from com- + partiri (“to apportion, to divide, to share”). Pronunciation: /kəmˈpɑɹtmənt/, /kəmˈpɑːtmənt/ 1. A room, or section, or chamber, typically within a vehicle. Example: Two men were seated in a well-lit compartment of a third-class railway carriage. Example: This is a second-class ticket. And you're sitting in the first class!” “I'd no idea,” Haldiram said. “I didn't know what compartment was this.” And looking around, he asked, “Where does it say First Class? I still can't see it. 2. One of the parts into which an area is subdivided. 3. The part of a protein that serves a specific function. 4. A mound (often of grass), shelf (of e.g. wall) or other thing beneath the shield in a coat of arms on which the supporters stand. 5. A region in the body, delimited by a biological membrane.
Word: compartment Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *perh₃-der.? Proto-Italic *partis Latin pars Latin partiō Latin partior Latin compartīrībor. Italian compartire Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Italian -mento Italian compartimentobor. Middle French compartimentder. English compartment First attested 1564, from Middle French compartiment, from Italian compartimento, from Late Latin compartiri (“to divide with, to share with”), from com- + partiri (“to apportion, to divide, to share”). Pronunciation: /kəmˈpɑɹtmənt/, /kəmˈpɑːtmənt/ 1. To arrange in separate compartments. Labels: transitive
Word: copse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1578, from coppice, by contraction, originally meaning “small wood grown for purposes of periodic cutting”. Pronunciation: /kɒps/ 1. A coppice: an area of woodland managed by coppicing (periodic cutting near stump level). 2. Any thicket of small trees or shrubs, coppiced or not. Example: Agrimonie groweth in places not tylled, in rough stone mountaynes, in hedges and Copses, and by waysides. Example: The day is come when I again repose Here, under this dark sycamore, and view These plots of cottage-ground, these orchard tufts, Which at this season, with their unripe fruits, Among the woods and copses lose themselves, 3. Any woodland or woodlot.
Word: copse Part of Speech: verb Etymology: 1578, from coppice, by contraction, originally meaning “small wood grown for purposes of periodic cutting”. Pronunciation: /kɒps/ 1. To trim or cut. Labels: transitive 2. To plant and preserve. Labels: transitive
Word: consignee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From consign + -ee. Pronunciation: /ˌkɒn.saɪˈniː/ 1. The person to whom a shipment is to be delivered. 2. One to whom anything is consigned or entrusted. Example: The letter had been given to the two Englishmen by a good friend of theirs in London, who had been in America two years previously, and had singled out Mr. J. L. Westgate from the many friends he had left there as the consignee, as it were, of his compatriots.
Word: drifter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English drift Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English drifter From drift (verb) + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹɪftə/, /ˈdɹɪftɚ/ 1. A person who moves from place to place or job to job. Labels: derogatory, sometimes Example: There are drifters painting beside you / They don't see the future that I do 2. A type of lightweight sail used in light winds like a spinnaker. Example: In winds above 10 knots we usually run wing-and-wing with our 100 percent lapper set on a whisker pole opposite the mainsail. As the wind drops, we get out the drifter and set it flying to leeward (Fig. 1). Example: After trying a variety of light-wind sails, we've found the most versatile and simple one to be a nylon drifter. 3. A driver who uses driving techniques to modify vehicle traction to cause a vehicle to slide or power slide rather than drive in line with the tires. Example: However, sensing the available traction may actually be more important to a drifter. Example: For professional drifters looking for even more fine-tuning of their suspension setups, some companies offer more advanced two-way adjustable shocks […] 4. A parachutist who jumps before the rest of the group to determine wind direction. Example: As we circled the area, the Dakota appeared and dropped a drifter. Example: […] a circling Beverley dropped parachutists in small groups — a few hard words were said about R.A.F. organisation. The time came at last for the first four to get into the balloon car. First out was a drifter — an experienced parachutist who jumps first to assess conditions by allowing himself to drift at random. 5. A person employed in driving in rock other than coal. Labels: historical
Word: drifter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English drift Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English drifter From drift (noun) + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹɪftə/, /ˈdɹɪftɚ/ 1. One who takes part in drift fishing. 2. A boat used for drift fishing.
Word: Mehran Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Persian مهران (mehrân), from Middle Persian mtrʾn (mihrān). Related to Persian مهر (mehr) and Mithra. 1. A transliteration of the Persian male given name مهران (mehrân). 2. A town in Ilam Province, Iran. 3. A river in southern Hormozgan Province, Iran.
Word: pmpm Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of per member per month. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: shoobie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Likely from shoe in some way, if not a clipping of shoebox, with diminutive -ie. Other hypotheses appear unconvincing. Compare Benny (“northern or out-of-state tourist to the Jersey Shore”), or terms like touron and yuppie. The popular legend states that the term is attested from circa late 1800s, where new railroads to the Jersey Shore brought in floods of tourists to the beaches, who often carried their own lunches (rather than dined at seaside restaurants), packed by the trains in a shoebox. These tourists were then stereotyped for their habits, and the sense widened. 1. A visitor to a coastal area who looks or acts out of place; especially an awkward or annoying tourist. Labels: Mid-Atlantic, New-Jersey, Southern, US, slang Example: For Brigantine residents, the sight of an out-of-towner, or "shoobie" as locals refer to tourists, maniacally jumping about and swatting at his legs, is as common on the beach as lifeguards and bikinis.
Word: thread necromancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Comes from the word thread, the flow of a discussion in a forum, and the word necromancy, the raising of the dead. 1. On an Internet forum, the act of posting in a thread that is already considered dead or out of discussion. Labels: Internet, slang, uncountable
Word: Eurocrat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Euro- Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Hellenic *-rós Ancient Greek -ρός (-rós) Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós)bor. Latin burrus Latin burra Old French *bure Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Old French burel French bureau Proto-Indo-European *kret- Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (-krătĭ́ā)lbor. French -cratie French bureaucratie French bureaucratebor. English bureaucrat blend English Eurocrat Blend of Euro- + bureaucrat. By surface analysis, Euro- + -crat. 1. An employee or minister of the European Union, typically working in Brussels or Strasbourg. Labels: derogatory, slang
Word: Neoarchean Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a geologic era within the Archaean eon from about 2800 to 2500 million years ago. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Neoarchean Part of Speech: name 1. The era from 2,800 Ma to 2,500 Ma.
Word: Mesoarchean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)der. English meso- English Archean English Mesoarchean From meso- + Archean. 1. Of a geologic era within the Archaean eon from about 3200 to 2800 million years ago; stromatolites have existed from this time. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Mesoarchean Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)der. English meso- English Archean English Mesoarchean From meso- + Archean. 1. The era from 3,200 Ma to 2,800 Ma.
Word: Paleoarchean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English Archaean English Paleoarchean From paleo- + Archaean. 1. Of a geologic era within the Archaean eon from about 3600 to 3200 million years ago; the first aerobic bacteria appeared at this time. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Paleoarchean Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English Archaean English Paleoarchean From paleo- + Archaean. 1. The era from 3,600 Ma to 3,200 Ma.
Word: Eoarchean Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌiːəʊ.ɑːˈkiːən/, /ˌiːoʊ.ɑɹˈkiːən/ 1. Of a geologic era within the Archaean eon from about 4600 to 3600 million years ago; the first single-celled life began at this time. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Eoarchean Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌiːəʊ.ɑːˈkiːən/, /ˌiːoʊ.ɑɹˈkiːən/ 1. The era from 4,000 Ma to 3,600 Ma.
Word: polling station Part of Speech: noun 1. a place where voters go to cast their ballot in an election or referendum; a voting station Labels: Australia, Canada, UK Example: Dastis defended the Spanish police’s actions as they tried to halt the referendum, even though other members of the government have apologised for the violent scenes when officers raided polling stations, charged the crowds with batons and fired rubber bullets.
Word: mortise Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English morteys, from Old French mortaise, from Arabic مُرْتَزّ (murtazz, “fastened”), from اِرْتَزَّ (irtazza). Pronunciation: /ˈmɔː(ɹ).tɪs/, /ˈmɔː(ɹ).təs/ 1. A hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to form a joint. Example: If there is much gauging for the same size mortise and tenon to be done, and if a mortise gauge is not handy, a simple improvised gauge for the purpose can easily be made with two pieces of wood and four or five steel sprigs… Example: A keyed mortise-and-tenon joint is constructed the same as a doweled mortise and tenon joint except that the tenon projects far enough through the mortise to admit the insertion of a tapering key which draws the mortised piece firmly against the shoulder of the tenon. 2. Stability; power of adhesion.
Word: mortise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English morteys, from Old French mortaise, from Arabic مُرْتَزّ (murtazz, “fastened”), from اِرْتَزَّ (irtazza). Pronunciation: /ˈmɔː(ɹ).tɪs/, /ˈmɔː(ɹ).təs/ 1. To cut a mortise in. Labels: transitive Example: A keyed mortise-and-tenon joint is constructed the same as a doweled mortise and tenon joint except that the tenon projects far enough through the mortise to admit the insertion of a tapering key which draws the mortised piece firmly against the shoulder of the tenon. 2. To join by a mortise and tenon. Labels: transitive Example: Sculptures from Mohenjodaro and Tell Asmar in 2400 B.C. show wheels consisting of three pieces of wood mortised together, and bound with leather tyres which were attached with copper nails. These wheels turned in one piece with the axle, which was secured to the body of the sledge with leather thongs. 3. To adjust the horizontal space between selected pairs of letters; to kern.
Word: sanctum sanctorum Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin sānctum sānctōrum (“holy of holies”), from Latin sānctum, neuter of sānctus (“holy”), and its genitive plural form sanctōrum (“of holies”); a translation of Biblical Hebrew קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים (Qṓḏeš HaqQŏḏāšîm). 1. The Holy of Holies in the Jewish temple. Labels: formal
Word: sanctum sanctorum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin sānctum sānctōrum (“holy of holies”), from Latin sānctum, neuter of sānctus (“holy”), and its genitive plural form sanctōrum (“of holies”); a translation of Biblical Hebrew קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים (Qṓḏeš HaqQŏḏāšîm). 1. Synonym of garbhagriha. Labels: Hinduism, Jainism, formal 2. A person's most private retreat or sanctuary. Labels: formal, humorous Example: Mdlle Reuter turned her eye laterally on me, to ascertain, probably, whether I was collected enough to be ushered into her sanctum sanctorum.
Word: every so often Part of Speech: adv 1. Occasionally; intermittently; irregularly; now and then; once in a while. Labels: not-comparable Example: Check on the houseplants every so often to see if they need watering. Example: But Raven knows where he's going. Occasionally, he reaches out, grabs her hand, but he doesn't yank her around even though she's going a lot slower than he is. Every so often, he looks back at her with a grin, like, I could hurt you, but I won't.
Word: lightning conductor Part of Speech: noun 1. A metallic conductor that is attached to a high point of a building and leads to the ground and protects the building from damage by lightning. Labels: UK
Word: expostulate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin expostulō (“demand, claim”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, ex- + postulate. Pronunciation: /ɛksˈpɒstjʊleɪt/, /ɛksˈpɑstjʊleɪt/ 1. To protest or remonstrate; to reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of conduct [(often) with with]. Labels: intransitive Example: The tears would run plentifully down my face when I made these reflections; and sometimes I would expostulate with myself why Providence should thus completely ruin His creatures, and render them so absolutely miserable; so without help, abandoned, so entirely depressed, that it could hardly be rational to be thankful for such a life. Example: […] he affectionately loved many persons to whom he never or hardly ever shewed a countenance of love. Once on my venturing to expostulate with him on the subject, he reminded me of Solomon: “Many sons I have; it is not fit that I should smile on them.”
Word: anti-climb Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + climb. 1. Of a substance or device, intended to prevent a person from climbing the object to which the substance or device is applied. Labels: not-comparable Example: anti-climb paint
Word: anticlimb Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of anti-climb. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: outbuilding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From out + building. Pronunciation: /ˈaʊtˌbɪl.dɪŋ/ 1. A building, such as a barn, shed, or garage, that is separate from, but associated with some main building. Example: Above him, the sun gleamed gold and white. Before him, trackless wilderness extended for many leagues before lapping against the outbuildings of some village. Example: Once they reach the remote farm, Jake insists on giving Lucy a tour of the outbuildings before they go into the house, a tour that includes some lambs that have frozen to death in a barn, and the spot where a pig was eaten alive by maggots.
Word: outbuilding Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From out + building. Pronunciation: /ˈaʊtˌbɪl.dɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of outbuild Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bloated Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbloʊtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of bloat Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bloated Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈbloʊtɪd/ 1. Swollen with fluid or gas. 2. Excessively or extremely large or wealthy. 3. Excessively overloaded with features, like bloatware. Example: For large firms, the SketchUp Workflow for Architecture will fit in where a bloated, overfeatured software suite is not necessary. 4. Slightly salted and lightly smoked. Example: a bloated herring
Word: Neogene Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From neo- + -gene. From Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new”) + γενεά (geneá, “generation”). Compare Ancient Greek νεογενής (neogenḗs). 1. Of a geologic period within the Cenozoic era, comprising the Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene and Holocene epochs from about 26 million years ago to the present. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Neogene Part of Speech: name Etymology: From neo- + -gene. From Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new”) + γενεά (geneá, “generation”). Compare Ancient Greek νεογενής (neogenḗs). 1. The Neogene period.
Word: acoustic guitar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Retronym for guitar, coined after the invention of the electric guitar to refer to the older type of guitar and avoid confusion with the electric guitar. 1. A hollow-body guitar of the older variety, in contradistinction to an electric guitar. Example: He was playing the acoustic guitar while his girlfriend was on the drums.
Word: Paleogene Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From paleo- + -gene. From Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós, “old”) + γενεά (geneá, “generation”). Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪl.iəˌd͡ʒin/ 1. Of a geologic period within the Cenozoic era; comprises the Paleocene, Eocene and Oligocene epochs from about 65 to 23 million years ago. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Paleogene Part of Speech: name Etymology: From paleo- + -gene. From Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós, “old”) + γενεά (geneá, “generation”). Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪl.iəˌd͡ʒin/ 1. The Paleogene period.
Word: Cretaceous Part of Speech: name Etymology: Specific use of cretaceous. Pronunciation: /kɹəˈteɪ.ʃəs/ 1. The geologic period within the Mesozoic era that comprises lower and upper epochs from about 146 to 66 million years ago. Example: As with the Lejeuneaceae, this pattern of massive speciation appears to be correlated with the Cretaceous explosion of the angiosperms and the simultaneous creation of a host of new microenvironments, differing in humidity, light intensity, texture, etc. Example: Fossils are particularly well described from the Carboniferous, Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and have been found in the USA, England, Russia, Lebanon and Germany. Sites such as Lyme Regis in Dorset have particularly yielded number of Jurassic “squid” ink sacs and nodules (Doguzhaeva et al. 2004).
Word: Triassic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Trias (“three-layered geologic strata between the Permian and Jurassic”) < German Trias < Ancient Greek τριάς (triás, “triad”), + -ic. Coined in 1841 by geologist Friedrich August von Alberti (1795–1878). Pronunciation: /tɹaɪˈæs.ɪk/ 1. Of or from the geologic strata above the Permian and below the Jurassic; of or belonging to the period 250 to 200 million years ago when these strata were laid down. Labels: not-comparable Example: “Well,” Ellie said. “We know animals have survived. Crocodiles are basically Triassic animals living in the present. Sharks are Triassic. So we know it has happened before.”
Word: Triassic Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Trias (“three-layered geologic strata between the Permian and Jurassic”) < German Trias < Ancient Greek τριάς (triás, “triad”), + -ic. Coined in 1841 by geologist Friedrich August von Alberti (1795–1878). Pronunciation: /tɹaɪˈæs.ɪk/ 1. A geologic period within the Mesozoic era, comprising lower, middle and upper epochs from about 250 to 200 million years ago. Example: Fossils are particularly well described from the Carboniferous, Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and have been found in the USA, England, Russia, Lebanon and Germany. Sites such as Lyme Regis in Dorset have particularly yielded number of Jurassic “squid” ink sacs and nodules (Doguzhaeva et al. 2004).
Word: black-and-white Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of black and white (when used attributively). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: black-and-white Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of black and white. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: [T]he news bunny ran up to him, saying, "Officer, did you have trouble catching up with Batman? Was it an exciting chase?" The surfer cop struck a semi-heroic pose for the camera and said, "Weak sauce." Then he quickly walked Batman to the black-and-white, where he was put into the backseat.
Word: Permian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Perm Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Permian From Perm + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˈpɜːmɪən/, /ˈpɝmɪən/ 1. An inhabitant of the Russian region of Perm; specifically, one belonging to a branch of the Finno-Ugric peoples, including Komis and Udmurts, who speak Permic languages.
Word: Permian Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Perm Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Permian From Perm + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˈpɜːmɪən/, /ˈpɝmɪən/ 1. The language of these people; Permic.
Word: Permian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Perm Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Permian From Perm + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˈpɜːmɪən/, /ˈpɝmɪən/ 1. Pertaining to the Perm region of Russia, or its inhabitants. 2. Pertaining to their language; Permic. 3. Pertaining to the last geologic period of the Paleozoic era; comprising the Cisuralian, Guadalupian and Lopingian epochs from about 280 to 248 million years ago. Example: ‘In many ways modern art was a culture of the beach. They say it's the light, the special quality of quartz in the Permian rock.’
Word: Permian Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Perm Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Permian From Perm + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˈpɜːmɪən/, /ˈpɝmɪən/ 1. The Permian period.
Word: forward slash Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A retronym coined to distinguish the slash from the backslash, particularly in computing contexts. 1. Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩
Word: scattershot Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From scatter + shot. 1. Covering a broad range in a random and unsystematic way. Example: They were appalled by his idea of making a spy service out of a scattershot collection of Wall Street brokers, Ivy League eggheads, soldiers of fortune, ad men, news men, stunt men, second-story men, and con men. Example: The result, disappointingly, is a scattershot work that is, by turns, entertaining and wearisome, energetic and hokey, delightfully evocative and cheaply sensational; dead-on in its conjuring of zeitgeist-y atmospherics, but often slow-footed and ham-handed in its orchestration of social details.
Word: Carboniferous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From carboniferous (“producing carbon”), from carbon + -i- + -ferous. Pronunciation: /ˌkɑːbəˈnɪfəɹəs/ 1. Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises the lower, middle and upper Mississippian and lower, middle and upper Pennsylvanian epochs from about 345 to 280 million years ago, when coal was laid down. Labels: not-comparable Example: The earliest ink sacs appear in the fossil record in the Carboniferous period around 330 million years ago in cephalopods such as Donovaniconus, Gordoniconus and Saundersites which show a mix of features from older and more modern groups and are placed in their own order, Donovaniconida (Doguzhaeva 2012).
Word: Carboniferous Part of Speech: name Etymology: From carboniferous (“producing carbon”), from carbon + -i- + -ferous. Pronunciation: /ˌkɑːbəˈnɪfəɹəs/ 1. The Carboniferous period.
Word: Devonian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Medieval Latin Devōnia (“Devon”) + -an. By surface analysis, Devon + -ian. Doublet of Dumnonian. Pronunciation: /dɛˈvəʊ.nɪ.ən/, /dɪˈvoʊ.ni.ən/, /dəˈvoʊ.ni.ən/ 1. Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises lower, middle and upper epochs from about 415 to 360 million years ago. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to the English region of Devon. Labels: dated, not-comparable Example: This relic may, perhaps, serve, as a reminder of busier and more prosperous days on this Devonian railway byway.
Word: Devonian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin Devōnia (“Devon”) + -an. By surface analysis, Devon + -ian. Doublet of Dumnonian. Pronunciation: /dɛˈvəʊ.nɪ.ən/, /dɪˈvoʊ.ni.ən/, /dəˈvoʊ.ni.ən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of the English region of Devon. Labels: dated
Word: Devonian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Medieval Latin Devōnia (“Devon”) + -an. By surface analysis, Devon + -ian. Doublet of Dumnonian. Pronunciation: /dɛˈvəʊ.nɪ.ən/, /dɪˈvoʊ.ni.ən/, /dəˈvoʊ.ni.ən/ 1. The Devonian period.
Word: Silurian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin Silurēs Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Silurian From Latin Silurēs + English -ian. Pronunciation: /saɪˈlʊə.ɹiː.ən/, /sɪˈlʊɚ.i.ən/, /sɪˈlɝ.iː.ən/, /saɪ-/, /səˈlʊɚ.i.ən/ 1. Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises the Llandovery, Wenlock, Ludlow and Pridoli epochs from about 439 to 409 million years ago. Example: In some places, however, quartz reefs, payably auriferous while in Silurian rock, have been followed down to subjacent granite, and have there been found to thin out and become unprofitable […] 2. Of or related to the Silures, a pre-Roman British tribe.
Word: Silurian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin Silurēs Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Silurian From Latin Silurēs + English -ian. Pronunciation: /saɪˈlʊə.ɹiː.ən/, /sɪˈlʊɚ.i.ən/, /sɪˈlɝ.iː.ən/, /saɪ-/, /səˈlʊɚ.i.ən/ 1. A member of the Silures, an ancient tribe of Britannia.
Word: Silurian Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Latin Silurēs Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Silurian From Latin Silurēs + English -ian. Pronunciation: /saɪˈlʊə.ɹiː.ən/, /sɪˈlʊɚ.i.ən/, /sɪˈlɝ.iː.ən/, /saɪ-/, /səˈlʊɚ.i.ən/ 1. The Silurian period.
Word: Ordovician Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃erg-der.? Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.? Proto-Celtic *ordosder. Proto-Indo-European *weyk-der. Proto-Celtic *wiketider. Latin Ordovīcēslbor. English Ordovices Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Ordovician From Ordovices + -ian. Coined by English geologist Charles Lapworth in 1879 after the Celtic tribe of the Ordovices. 1. Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises lower, middle and upper epochs from about 488 to 443 million years ago. Example: Against the dark Ordovician gabbro, the black volcanic base, Rhynie is a streak of technicolour.
Word: Ordovician Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃erg-der.? Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.? Proto-Celtic *ordosder. Proto-Indo-European *weyk-der. Proto-Celtic *wiketider. Latin Ordovīcēslbor. English Ordovices Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Ordovician From Ordovices + -ian. Coined by English geologist Charles Lapworth in 1879 after the Celtic tribe of the Ordovices. 1. The Ordovician period.
Word: Cambrian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Cambria + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈkam.bɹɪ.ən/, /ˈkæm.bɹi.ən/, /ˈkeɪm.bɹi.ən/ 1. Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises lower, middle and Furongian epochs from about 542 to 490 million years ago. 2. Of or relating to Wales.
Word: Cambrian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Cambria + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈkam.bɹɪ.ən/, /ˈkæm.bɹi.ən/, /ˈkeɪm.bɹi.ən/ 1. A Welsh person.
Word: Cambrian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cambria + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈkam.bɹɪ.ən/, /ˈkæm.bɹi.ən/, /ˈkeɪm.bɹi.ən/ 1. The Cambrian period.
Word: Ediacaran Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ediacara + -an. After the Ediacara Hills in South Australia; from an Australian Aboriginal term (details disputed). See Ediacara Hills on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Pronunciation: /ɛdiˈakəɹən/ 1. Of a geologic period within the Neoproterozoic era from about 620 to 542 million years ago. Labels: not-comparable Example: The widespread discoveries of fossil remains of Ediacaran aspect have generated continued excitement in respect of their possible evolutionary significance, and in terms of recent surrealistic interpretations of their morphology and inferred interrelationships (Pflug, 1970a,b, 1972a,b; Fedonkin, 1985 a,b; Gould, 1984, 1985; Seilacher, 1984, 1985, 1989; McMenamin, 1986; and Bergstrom, 1989, 1990), a reexamination of the actual fossil material is timely. Example: Swartpuntia (frondlike metazoans) and Ernietta (ribbed saclike metazoans) are part of the Ediacaran fauna.
Word: Ediacaran Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ediacara + -an. After the Ediacara Hills in South Australia; from an Australian Aboriginal term (details disputed). See Ediacara Hills on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Pronunciation: /ɛdiˈakəɹən/ 1. The Ediacaran period. Example: Recently, in 2004, a new geological period, the Ediacaran, was formally added to the time scale. It immediately precedes the Cambrian period, and therefore lies within the Proterozoic. Example: They became prevalent during the Ediacaran, 635 to 542 million years ago.
Word: Ediacaran Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ediacara + -an. After the Ediacara Hills in South Australia; from an Australian Aboriginal term (details disputed). See Ediacara Hills on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Pronunciation: /ɛdiˈakəɹən/ 1. An organism that lived in the Ediacaran period. Example: Many Ediacarans seem to have lived quiet lives of very limited mobility on the bottom of the sea.
Word: Cryogenian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English cryogenic Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Cryogenian From cryogenic (“of low temperature”) + -ian. 1. Of a geologic period within the Neoproterozoic era from about 850 to 600 million years ago.
Word: Cryogenian Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English cryogenic Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Cryogenian From cryogenic (“of low temperature”) + -ian. 1. The Cryogenian period.
Word: Tonian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos, “stretch”). Pronunciation: /ˈtəʊ.ni.ən/, /ˈtoʊ.ni.ən/ 1. Of a geologic period within the Neoproterozoic era from about 1000 to 850 million years ago. Labels: not-comparable