Jan. 10th, 2006

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From webster.com, and with sincere hopes that gmail won't mess up all
this formatting...


Based on online lookups, the #1 Word of the Year for 2005 was:


1. integrity



Pronunciation: in-'te-gr&-tE

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English integrite, from Middle French &
Latin; Middle French integrité, from Latin
integritat-, integritas, from integr-, integer
entire

1 : firm adherence to a code of especially moral or
artistic values : INCORRUPTIBILITY
2 : an
unimpaired condition : SOUNDNESS
3 : the quality or
state of being complete or undivided : COMPLETENESS
synonym see HONESTY


Click on each of the other words in the Top Ten List for their
definitions in the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary:

 2. refugee

 3. contempt

 4. filibuster

 5. insipid

 6. tsunami

 7. pandemic

 8. conclave

 9. levee

 10. inept


Sigh. It doesn't seem like 2005 was such a great year, does it?

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