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Thursday, February 6, 2014

SUPREME WORD OF THE DAY:RESPLENDENT


SUPREME WORD OF THE DAY
RESPLENDENT
PRONUNCIATION:
(ri-SPLEN-dent)

MEANING:
adjective: Shining; brilliant; radiant; splendid.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin resplendere (to shine brightly), from re- (intensive prefix) + splendere (to shine). Earliest documented use: 1440.  

USAGE:
"Gilderoy Lockhart was walking onto the stage, resplendent in robes of deep plum."J.K. Rowling; Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets; Bloomsbury; 1998.      wordsmith.org
Lady Supreme!!!!

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