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Word For The Day, Friday, 9/20/02
The Verbivores | 9/20/02 | Teacher

Posted on 09/20/2002 5:03:43 AM PDT by RikaStrom

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “word for the day”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the “word of the day”; in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on....


dilettante \DIL-uh-tahnt; dil-uh-TAHNT; dil-uh-TAHN-tee; -TANT; TAN-tee\, noun; :
dilettantes, also dilettanti \-TAHN-tee; -TAN-\; plural
dilettante, dilettantish; adjective
dilettantism; noun

1. An admirer or lover of the fine arts.
2. An amateur; especially, one who follows an art or a branch of knowledge sporadically, superficially, or for amusement only.
3. Of or characteristic of a dilettante; amateurish
4. An admirer or lover of the fine arts; popularly, an amateur; especially, one who follows an art or a branch of knowledge, desultorily, or for amusement only.

At first his colleagues tended to dismiss this witty young dilettante poet as a scientific lightweight, even if he was an agreeable addition to their dinner table.
--"Dr Alex Comfort," Times (London), March 28, 2000

Etymology: Italian, from present participle of dilettare to delight, from Latin dilectare. Date: 1748



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To: CholeraJoe
probably better than the dang worthless serafem!
261 posted on 09/23/2002 6:25:30 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy
What is serafem? And you forget that I am from the land of a 1 inch snowfall every OTHER year......I kind of like the snow........ but spector is bad enough as a senator, having hillary would put me over the edge......lol
262 posted on 09/23/2002 6:32:31 AM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
serafem=PMS happy pill. does squat for me, apparently.

you're right, hillary would be an abomination, and ARLENE is more than enough of a cross to bear!

263 posted on 09/23/2002 6:37:42 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy
You have to take medication for PMS? I have a cure for that....... I'll freep it to you.......lol
264 posted on 09/23/2002 6:41:44 AM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
They call it PMS because "Mad Cow Disease" was already taken...
265 posted on 09/23/2002 9:37:26 AM PDT by Argh
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To: Argh
Argh - I don't have PMS....lol.....I cured it..........although my husband does occasionally get a little bitchy..........
266 posted on 09/23/2002 10:46:00 AM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
He gets Mad Marine Disease? Pity.
267 posted on 09/23/2002 11:26:10 AM PDT by Argh
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
I never thought you looked very PMSy anyway.
268 posted on 09/23/2002 11:46:40 AM PDT by Argh
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To: Argh
Ok - what's up? You never compliment me, and that is sort of a back handed compliment.....I'm not falling for it........ lol
269 posted on 09/23/2002 1:57:49 PM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
True, I gave you three or four insults since Friday which you saw fit not to respond to, but you have lovely eyes and are a good sport, but if you quote me I'll deny everything!
270 posted on 09/23/2002 2:55:09 PM PDT by Argh
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To: Argh
I was out of town....... and exhausted when I returned......and thought perhaps I would let you off easy this time............ :^)
271 posted on 09/23/2002 3:03:51 PM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
You have to leave town to get "exhausted"? Tsk, tsk...

:^)

272 posted on 09/23/2002 3:19:26 PM PDT by Argh
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