Some of you might have noticed that wordweek has been growing more and more sparodic, until it finally went quiet for the past few weeks. I'd like to say that it was a temporary phase, but with regret, I have to admit that I can no longer manage the posts for this community. We had a fairly good run, and for that I'm happy ( Read more... )

This Week's Word: concordanceAWAD archive date: Sat Feb 12 00:04:24 EST 2000

concordance (kuhn-KOR-dns) noun

It's that time of the week again! Have you learned the word?

The current theme: words about words.

This Week's Word: concordanceAWAD archive date: Sat Feb 12 00:04:24 EST 2000

concordance (kuhn-KOR-dns) noun
The weight of the insect was very remarkable, and, taking all thingsinto consideration, I could hardly blame Jupiter for his opinionrespecting it; but what to make of Legrand's concordance with that opinion, I could not, for the life of me, ( Read more... )

This Week's Word: concordanceAWAD archive date: Sat Feb 12 00:04:24 EST 2000

concordance (kuhn-KOR-dns) noun
"They began with a concordance to the scrolls -- an index that lists each word -- prepared under the auspices of the official team in the 1950s but not made available until 1988 ( Read more... )

This Week's Word: concordanceAWAD archive date: Sat Feb 12 00:04:24 EST 2000

concordance (kuhn-KOR-dns) noun
[Origin: 1350-1400; ME concordaunce < AF, equiv. to MF concordance < ML concordantia. See concord, -ance]

The current theme: words about words.

This Week's Word: concordanceAWAD archive date: Sat Feb 12 00:04:24 EST 2000

concordance (kuhn-KOR-dns) noun

1. Agreement; concord.
2. An alphabetical index of all the words in a text or corpus of texts, showing every contextual occurrence of a word.
3. The presence of a given trait in both members of a pair of twins.

The current theme: words about words.

This Week's Word: lexemeAWAD archive date: Fri Feb 11 00:04:30 EST 2000

lexeme (LEK-seem) noun
And just like that, another week has gone by! It feels like just a day or so ago that I was issuing a challenge. You know the drill. Kudos and cookies  anyone who can find an opportunity to use the word this week!

The current theme: words about words.

This Week's Word: lexemeAWAD archive date: Fri Feb 11 00:04:30 EST 2000

lexeme (LEK-seem) noun
"Lexeme's translation software breaks a language down into its tiniest building blocks, called lexemes."
Edward C. Baig, Bilingual Software: New programs Automatically Translate Computer Language, Fortune, 21 Jul 1986.

The current theme: words about words.

This Week's Word: lexemeAWAD archive date: Fri Feb 11 00:04:30 EST 2000

lexeme (LEK-seem) noun
[Lex (icon) + -eme.]

The current theme: words about words.

This Week's Word: lexemeAWAD archive date: Fri Feb 11 00:04:30 EST 2000

lexeme (LEK-seem) noun
The fundamental unit of the lexicon of a language. Find, found, and finding are members of the English lexeme find.

The current theme: words about words.