Saturday Words: Alienist, Convocation, and Pukka

Nov 15, 2014 11:16

Apologies for my absence these past weeks, was utterly swamped at work, but I'm back with extra words to make up the difference!

alien·ist [ˈā-lē-ə-nəst]:
origin: (1864) French; aliéniste, from aliéné= "insane", based on Latin alienus= "of another"

noun
1. archaic term for psychiatrist, particularly one focused on legal aspects of the ( Read more... )

noun, latin, adjective, hindi, french, a, british, american, c, slang

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trellia_chan November 15 2014, 19:59:27 UTC
I knew about the murder of crows and the parliament of owls... but this is the first I have heard of a convocation of eagles! :-D I've never seen so many together at once!

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calzephyr77 November 16 2014, 03:27:45 UTC

Welcome back!

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theidolhands November 16 2014, 03:37:47 UTC
Thank you!

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prettygoodword November 17 2014, 14:58:49 UTC
What the Sparrow Said!

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