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  1. Word of the Day: Yen | Merriam-Webster

    May 26, 2019 · "Charlie Partin grew up in the Florida Panhandle, lived for 20 years in New Port Richey, leaving his mark as an architect and an artist, before following a yen to create sculptures in the …

  2. Word of the Day: Maquette | Merriam-Webster

    Aug 16, 2012 · At the town meeting the architect presented a maquette of the proposed new school, which will include a state-of-the-art gymnasium and media center. "All of the pieces in the gallery, …

  3. Word of the Day: Approbation | Merriam-Webster

    Sep 19, 2024 · Approbation is similar in meaning to approval, and it is also very close to approval etymologically. Both words trace back to the Latin verb approbare, which means “to prove” or “to …

  4. Word of the Day: Archetype | Merriam-Webster

    Nov 7, 2017 · Archetype derives via Latin from the Greek adjective archetypos ('archetypal'), formed from the verb archein ('to begin' or 'to rule') and the noun typos ('type'). (Archein also gave us the prefix

  5. Word of the Day: Blarney | Merriam-Webster

    Mar 17, 2024 · The village of Blarney in County Cork, Ireland, is home to Blarney Castle, and in the southern wall of that edifice lies the famous Blarney Stone. Legend has it that anyone who kisses the …

  6. Word of the Day: Apparatchik | Merriam-Webster

    Apr 8, 2025 · The apparat in apparatchik (a term English speakers borrowed from Russian) essentially means 'party machine,' with machine referring to a highly organized political group under the …

  7. Word of the Day: Byzantine | Merriam-Webster

    Mar 11, 2020 · What It Means 1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient city of Byzantium 2 architecture : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of architecture developed in the …

  8. Word of the Day: Ziggurat | Merriam-Webster

    May 2, 2025 · What It Means A ziggurat is an ancient Mesopotamian temple consisting of a pyramidal structure built in successive stages with outside staircases and a shrine at the top. The word ziggurat …

  9. Word of the Day: Assuage | Merriam-Webster

    Jun 21, 2023 · If you’ve ever wanted to learn how the, ahem, assuage gets made, today is your lucky day—we’ve got a sweet story to quell your hunger for word knowledge. Assuage comes from the …

  10. Word of the Day: Tenebrous | Merriam-Webster

    Sep 23, 2023 · What It Means Tenebrous is a formal word that is often used as a synonym of gloomy. It also can be used to describe dark, unlit places (as in “the tenebrous abyss”) or things that are difficult …