Everyday Vocabulary

Big words are used every day. It's good to know what they mean. Here they are. :o)

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eponymous

Adjective.

From the Greek epōnymos, epi- meaning of, on, upon + onyma meaning name, or "of the name."

1. Of, relating to, or being the person or thing for whom or which something is named.

2. Of, relating to, or being an eponym.

Everyday usage:

From Peter Gabriel's biography on Pandora.com:

"With his first eponymous solo album in 1977, he began exploring darker, more cerebral territory, incorporating avant-garde, electronic, and worldbeat influences into his music."

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ansomia

Noun.

New Latin, from a- + Greek osmē smell, meaning no smell.

1. Loss or impairment of the sense of smell.

Everyday usage:

From "5 Questions That Movie Plots Never Seem to Answer" by C. Coville for cracked.com:

"And when you think about it, movie-universe anosmia has played a huge role in creating the picture that comes to mind when the average person imagines "desirable masculinity." We are a society that is perhaps less likely than any other in history to encounter the true scent of unwashed labor, and we've built our idea of male sexiness on the fact that most of us will only ever encounter cowboys or warriors in an odor-free movie environment."

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bellwether

Noun.

From Middle English, belle  + wether, meaning the practice of belling the leader of a flock; leading sheep of a flock, leader.

1. Someone or something that leads others or shows what will happen in the future.  2. One that takes the lead or initiative :  leader; also :  an indicator of trends.

Everyday usage:

From "Crisis for Insane Clown Posse: Getting Saner" by Dave Itzkoff for The New York Times:

"Still, other independent musicians and labels want to see Insane Clown Posse succeed, because the group represents an important bellwether of their industry."

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diptych

Noun.

From the Greek di (meaning "two") + ptychē (meaning "fold")

Any object with two flat plates attached at a hinge.

Some modern artists have used the term in the title of works consisting of two paintings never actually connected, but intended to be hung close together as a pair.

Everyday usage:

Out of Sight Out of Mind from Kate Pincott on Vimeo.

'Out of Sight Out of Mind' looks at how often what we hold as important is invisible and yet when something is invisible it is easily forgotten. The bottle speaks to the viewer with ferrofluid and some magic, it spells out "out of mind'

from Kate Pincott's tumblr:

"My final project video! This is part two of a diptych it spells out “out of mind’. The first part, ‘out of sight’ is in proposal form will get a video up soon too :)"

http://katepincott.tumblr.com/post/26270020230/my-final-project-video-this-is-part-two-of

[louiebonbon]

fandom

let’s not forget that ‘fandom’ is ’fanatic domain’ shortened 

[madohomo]

oh

[coconi]

#oh #I thought it was like #a kingdom of fans #huh

[gotsteph]

[everydayvocabulary]

Noun.

Fan Domain

A domain in the internet about a comic, a book, a tv show, a video game, etc. There are several fandoms all around the internet, where fans converge and the comunities are really big, many have forums, fanfics, fanart, etc.

Everyday usage:

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prosaic

Adjective:

Having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty.

Commonplace; unromantic.

Everyday usage: Dawson's Creek: Season 3, Episode 15 - Crime and Punishment

Pacey: "Jo, this is the U. S. of A. We're a very prosaic nation, and when we have art in public places we want it to be about as subtle as Godzilla."