"That's a great deal to make one word mean," Alice said in a thoughtful tone. "When I make a word do a lot of work like that," said Humpty Dumpty, "I always pay it extra."

Saturday 25 April 2009

Syzygy


Syzygy is the alignment of any three celestial bodies. For example, the Sun, Earth, and Moon - such that one body is directly between the other two, such as occurs at an eclipse.
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  1. The Archduchess26 April 2009 at 19:47

    I assume this word confers an automatic win in a game of Scrabble?

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  2. Scriptor Senex27 April 2009 at 08:03

    Very good, Archduchess, I'm sure it should but it might also result in a lot of argument unless you have a dictionary handy to prove it!

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  3. Bryony10 May 2009 at 12:25

    As an interesting aside, what is the longest word with no 'true' vowel?

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