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Word of the day
for June 11
frowsty adj (British, dialectal)
  1. Of an atmosphere: not fresh; close, musty, stuffy; of an object: having a musty, stale odour.
  2. Of a person: dull, slow; also, unkempt, untidy.
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Word of the day
for June 10
fillip n
  1. (archaic) The action of holding the tip of a finger against the thumb and then releasing it with a snap; a flick.
  2. A smart strike or tap made using this action, or (by extension) by other means.
  3. (by extension) Something unimportant, a trifle; also, the brief time it takes to flick one's finger (see noun sense 1); a jiffy.
  4. (by extension) Something that excites or stimulates.

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and the husband of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, was born on this day in 1921.

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Word of the day
for June 9
ennead n
  1. (obsolete) The number nine.
  2. (rare) Any grouping or system containing nine objects.
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