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Word For The Day, Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2005 - solidus
dictionaries ad nauseum | Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2005 | secret garden

Posted on 11/24/2005 5:06:28 AM PST by secret garden



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".

solidus • \SAH-luh-dus\ • noun
1 : an ancient Roman gold coin introduced by Constantine and used to the fall of the Byzantine Empire
2 : a mark / used typically to denote "or" (as in and/or), "and or" (as in straggler/deserter), or "per" (as in feet/second)

Example sentence:
In her latest thriller, the author manipulates her readers into believing there are two killers until the final page, where she connects their two names with a solidus.

Etymology: Call it a solidus, or call it a slash/diagonal/slant/virgule—whatever you call it, you are bound to run into this useful mark with some regularity. These days, one place the mark is commonly seen is in Internet addresses (http://www.merriam-webster.com, for example), but the history of the word "solidus" takes us back to a time well before computers. The ancient Roman emperor Constantine the Great borrowed the Latin term for "solid" ("solidus") for the gold coin that was the successor to the aureus. And in Medieval Latin, "solidus" designated the shilling. Before the introduction of decimal coinage, abbreviations of the shilling ("s," "sh," or "shil") were used. Eventually, the abbreviations were replaced with the simple symbol "/," which became known as a solidus.


Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for 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....


Review Threads:

Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate

WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!


TOPICS: Word For The Day
KEYWORDS: family; friends; pumpkinpie; thanksgiving; turkey
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To: tioga

Thanks Ti! Enjoy your freedom from cooking day.


41 posted on 11/24/2005 7:20:47 AM PST by secret garden (Happy Thanksgiving!)
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To: DainBramage

Let's hope so!


42 posted on 11/24/2005 7:21:41 AM PST by secret garden (Happy Thanksgiving!)
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To: dubyaismypresident

If I have to go run, you have to at least respond to a ping! Now cowboy up and get ready for some football.


43 posted on 11/24/2005 7:23:14 AM PST by secret garden (Happy Thanksgiving!)
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To: xsmommy

A+!


44 posted on 11/24/2005 7:23:35 AM PST by secret garden (Happy Thanksgiving!)
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To: dubyaismypresident

A+!


45 posted on 11/24/2005 7:24:09 AM PST by secret garden (Happy Thanksgiving!)
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To: sionnsar

Long time, no see! Welcome back and A+ for you!


46 posted on 11/24/2005 7:25:22 AM PST by secret garden (Happy Thanksgiving!)
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To: secret garden
The extended family are all out of town, so we're going to spend a few solidi and save Mrs. Mik some grief by going out today for the traditional T-bird...
47 posted on 11/24/2005 7:33:23 AM PST by mikrofon (Happy Thanksgiving to All!)
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To: secret garden; xsmommy; Slip18; Gabz; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; All

Happy Thanksgiving, All!


48 posted on 11/24/2005 8:10:09 AM PST by VRWCmember
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To: secret garden; Howlin; anniegetyourgun; neverdem

If you don't regularly clean out your pots and pans, you get a grimy, contaminated solidust residue clining to the bottom of the pot.

Same thing happens with Congress.


49 posted on 11/24/2005 8:12:28 AM PST by Robert A Cook PE (-I contribute to FR monthly, but ABBCNNBCBS supports Hillary's Secular Sexual Socialism every day.)
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To: dubyaismypresident

Probably right: We usually need three days in the fridge to thaw.


50 posted on 11/24/2005 8:14:31 AM PST by Robert A Cook PE (-I contribute to FR monthly, but ABBCNNBCBS supports Hillary's Secular Sexual Socialism every day.)
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To: tioga

Yuppers.

(Chores in the morning though.)


51 posted on 11/24/2005 8:16:20 AM PST by Robert A Cook PE (-I contribute to FR monthly, but ABBCNNBCBS supports Hillary's Secular Sexual Socialism every day.)
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To: secret garden

During the testing phase of Viagra, 100 men in an old-age home were given a blue pill each day. Half were given a placebo, and the other half got the real thing. The first group became known as the "Flaccid Fifty." The second group called itself "Solidus." (In John Grisham's book, they were known as "The Firm.")


52 posted on 11/24/2005 8:19:24 AM PST by TruthShallSetYouFree (Abortion is to family planning what bankruptcy is to financial planning.)
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To: secret garden

Sure, ya can serve turkey to your guests, but is anybody serving cats this holiday?

http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/111864.html


53 posted on 11/24/2005 8:54:27 AM PST by Robert A Cook PE (-I contribute to FR monthly, but ABBCNNBCBS supports Hillary's Secular Sexual Socialism every day.)
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To: mikrofon

What a treat/gift/great idea!


54 posted on 11/24/2005 11:02:24 AM PST by secret garden (Happy Thanksgiving!)
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE

Absolutely! I don't believe in term limits. I believe in voting them out when they are no longer effective.


55 posted on 11/24/2005 11:03:44 AM PST by secret garden (Happy Thanksgiving!)
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree

Good old Grisham. Always predictable, always readable. A+


56 posted on 11/24/2005 11:14:32 AM PST by secret garden (Happy Thanksgiving!)
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To: dubyaismypresident

oh yuck, yuck, it reminded you of me bc of my driveway mishaps, you jagoff! don't try to disguise it!


57 posted on 11/24/2005 11:17:32 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: mikrofon

make sure you order enough food so you have leftovers to bring home! what good is Tgiving meal without leftovers? you are nice to Mrs. Mik, i am sure she appreciates it.


58 posted on 11/24/2005 11:19:04 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: VRWCmember

i am picturing you with a santa hat on, and christmas carols blaring, cutting the Tgiving turkey, Vast. have a great day!


59 posted on 11/24/2005 11:20:50 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy

:D

And Pitt is going to get crushed tonight by West Virginia. No couch in Morgantown is safe tonight.


60 posted on 11/24/2005 11:26:52 AM PST by NeoCaveman (Now celebrating 5 years and 2 days of posting)
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