I'd thought this would be appropriate for January 1st...but I found out some info I didn't know! (see below for details).

Happy New Year to everyone reading! May 2016 bring you every success in all your endeavours!
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Janus bifrons: two-faced Roman god Janus


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

a·bu·gi·da [ˌɑːbuːˈɡiːdə]:
origin: (1864) Ethiopian; from Ge'ez (a-bu-gi-da), the first four structures in the language, borrowed from the Greek idea of alpha-beta for alphabet.

nounWe tend to think in terms of our own ( Read more... )

wu·xia [ˈwo͝oˈSHyä/]:
origin: (770 BC) Chinese; wŭ= "military" + xiá= "knight errant"

noun or adjective|
Are you a fan of the popular animated show Legend of Korra, or perhaps Hong Kong films, or Korean period dramas? Then perhaps you're already more familiar with this word than you realize. It may also interest people who enjoy fantasy such as ( Read more... )

min·a·ret [ˌmɪnəˈrɛt,]:
origin: Arabic manāra (منارة)= "lighthouse"

nounUpon the horizons of primarily Middle Eastern countries, you will see buildings resembling beautiful spokes, sticking up as if they grew like stalagmites from the very ground -- in fact, they are ancient facades around little more than winding slender staircase that one may ( Read more... )

es·cha·to·log·i·cal adjective \(ˌ)es-ˌka-tə-ˈlä-ji-kəl, ˌes-kə-\

1: of or relating to eschatology or an eschatology
2: of or relating to the end of the world or the events associated with it in eschatology

Eschatology:1: a branch of theology concerned with the final events in the history of the world or of humankind ( Read more... )