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Betise

bay-TEEZ Definition: a foolish act or remark, a stupid mistake. Origin This unique noun stems from the French bête meaning fool or foolish. The origin of bête is Old French beste meaning beast. I could...

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Resipiscence

Pronunciation: re-SI-pi-sens Definition: to regain one's senses, to acknowledge a mistake one made. Origin This important adjective, dated back to the 1600's, stems from the Late Latin resipiscentia or...

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Dord

Definition: density Pronunciation: DORD Origin The second edition of Webster's New International Dictionary was published in 1934; unlike the previous edition, this one went beyond the plain definition...

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