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My oppidan hometown is a perfect example of a place in between a large city with big skyscrapers and a rural place with country roads. Our #WordOfTheDay means “of a town.” What other words capture the place you call home?
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A “jeremiad” is a prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint. It refers to someone speaking for a long time about their many grievances over a particular topic. The word comes from the French jérémiade, a reference to the biblical “Lamentations of Jeremiah.” A long YouTube
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Today's #WordOfTheDay is oppidan. Learn more about this word: bit.ly/4ifsAvU
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Wedding cake is a classic, but what about a tower of caramel-covered cream puffs? A “croquembouche” is a pyramid of bite-size cream puffs held together with caramelized sugar. Our #WordOfTheDay comes from a French term meaning “crunches in the mouth” — a fitting name for this
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Today's #WordOfTheDay is croquembouche. Learn more about this word: bit.ly/4qiaH1u
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