Podictionary weekly is an audio compilation of the five words of the day from the daily version of the podictionary podcast.
Monday’s podictionary word was deed
Tuesday’s word history was for commuter
Wednesday’s word origin was for Nike
Thursday’s etymology, was for orient and
Friday’s word root was for the word talent
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podictionary weekly # 231 – November 9 to 13Podictionary weekly is an audio compilation of the five words of the day from the daily version of the podictionary podcast.
Monday’s podictionary word was abacus
Tuesday’s word history was for baby
Wednesday’s word origin was for nova
Thursday’s etymology, was for pant and
Friday’s word root was for the word trance
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podictionary weekly # 230 – November 2 to 6Podictionary weekly is an audio compilation of the five words of the day from the daily version of the podictionary podcast.
Monday’s podictionary word was pheasant
Tuesday’s word history was for magazine
Wednesday’s word origin was for pawn
Thursday’s etymology, was for hors d’oeuvre and
Friday’s word root was for the word paint
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podictionary weekly # 229 – Oct 26 to 30Podictionary weekly is an audio compilation of the five words of the day from the daily version of the podictionary podcast.
This week at podictionary I covered the words yacht, trapeze, placenta, bargain and lampoon.
You may notice a slightly different format and that’s because I’m giving podictionary a facelift after more than four years of episodes.
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podictionary weekly # 228 – Oct 19 to 23Podictionary weekly is an audio compilation of the five words of the day from the daily version of the podictionary podcast.
Monday’s podictionary word was carpenter
Tuesday’s word history was for tragus
Wednesday’s word origin was for aluminum
Thursday’s etymology, was for curfew and
Friday’s word root was for the word leotard
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ppodictionary weekly # 227 – Oct 12 to 16Podictionary weekly is an audio compilation of the five words of the day from the daily version of the podictionary podcast.
This week is a special edition since on Thursday the podcast was an extended interview with Philip Durkin the Principal Etymologist for the Oxford English Dictionary. I’ve rearranged the order of the posts so that [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
podictionary weekly # 226 – Oct 5 to 9Podictionary weekly is an audio compilation of the five words of the day from the daily version of the podictionary podcast.
Monday’s podictionary word was hue
Tuesday’s word history was for frolic
Wednesday’s word origin was for annihilate
Thursday’s etymology, was for lesbian and
Friday’s word root was for the word neck
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podictionary weekly # 225 – Sept 28 to Oct 2Podictionary weekly is an audio compilation of the five words of the day from the daily version of the podictionary podcast.
Monday’s podictionary word was elbow
Tuesday’s word history was for cuckoo
Wednesday’s word origin was for pompous
Thursday’s etymology, was for macaroni and
Friday’s word root was for the word glue
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podictionary weekly # 224 – Sept 21 to 25Podictionary weekly is an audio compilation of the five words of the day from the daily version of the podictionary podcast.
Monday’s podictionary word was stigma
Tuesday’s word history was for ostracize
Wednesday’s word origin was for Excalibur
Thursday’s etymology, was for tweed and
Friday’s word root was for the word columbine
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podictionary weekly # 223 – Sept 14 to 18Podictionary weekly is an audio compilation of the five words of the day from the daily version of the podictionary podcast.
Monday’s podictionary word was sheriff
Tuesday’s word history was for Greek
Wednesday’s word origin was for coroner
Thursday’s etymology, was for puke and
Friday’s word root was for the word intramural
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podictionary weekly # 222 – Sept 7 to 11Podictionary weekly is an audio compilation of the five words of the day from the daily version of the podictionary podcast.
Dear podictionary weekly listeners. I have gotten a bit mixed up with which episodes I post to podictionary daily, which to the OUPblog, and which I include in the weekly podcast.
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podictionary weekly # 221 – Aug 31 to Sept 4Podictionary weekly is an audio compilation of the five words of the day from the daily version of the podictionary podcast.
Monday’s podictionary word was frog
Tuesday’s word history was for crony
Wednesday’s word origin was for hi-jinks
Thursday’s etymology, posted at OUPblog was for class and
Friday’s word root was for the word door
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podictionary weekly # 220 – August 24 to 28Podictionary weekly is an audio compilation of the five words of the day from the daily version of the podictionary podcast.
Monday’s podictionary word was gun
Tuesday’s word history was for orchard
Wednesday’s word origin was for nun
Thursday’s etymology, posted at OUPblog was for frolic and
Friday’s word root was for the word uncle
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podictionary weekly # 219 – August 17 to 21Podictionary weekly is an audio compilation of the five words of the day from the daily version of the podictionary podcast.
Monday’s podictionary word was foreign
Tuesday’s word history was for superstition
Wednesday’s word origin was for bildungsroman
Thursday’s etymology, posted at OUPblog was for elbow and
Friday’s word root was for the word vacuum
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podictionary weekly # 218 – August 10 to 14Podictionary weekly is an audio compilation of the five words of the day from the daily version of the podictionary podcast.
Monday’s podictionary word was tawdry
Tuesday’s word history was for citizen
Wednesday’s word origin was for orangutan
Thursday’s etymology, posted at OUPblog was for Chardonnay and
Friday’s word root was for the word giraffe
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Charles Makes ExcusesToday I am only here to say that things have been busy here at podictionary world headquarters; busy and soggy. My normal routine has been temporarily disrupted by travel and childcare demands, plus it’s been raining non-stop for weeks and that’s only made things more unpredictable.
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podictionary weekly # 217 – July 27 to 31Podictionary weekly is an audio compilation of the five words of the day from the daily version of the podictionary podcast.
Monday’s podictionary word was drive
Tuesday’s word history was for school
Wednesday’s word origin was for hobnob
Thursday’s etymology, posted at OUPblog was for bus and
Friday’s word root was for the word zodiac
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podictionary weekly # 216 – July 20 to 24Podictionary weekly is an audio compilation of the five words of the day from the daily version of the podictionary podcast.
Monday’s podictionary word was budget
Tuesday’s word history was for Wednesday
Wednesday’s word origin was for claptrap
Thursday’s etymology, posted at OUPblog was for mumbo jumbo and
Friday’s word root was for the word comma
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podictionary weekly # 214 – July 6 to 10Podictionary weekly is an audio compilation of the five words of the day from the daily version of the podictionary podcast.
Monday’s podictionary word was nomad
Tuesday’s word history was for coffee
Wednesday’s word origin was for beta
Thursday’s etymology, posted at OUPblog was for sarcophagus and
Friday’s word root was for the word climate
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podictionary weekly # 215 – July 13 to 17Podictionary weekly is an audio compilation of the five words of the day from the daily version of the podictionary podcast.
Monday’s podictionary word was bulldoze
Tuesday’s word history was for scapegoat
Wednesday’s word origin was for microphone
Thursday’s etymology, posted at OUPblog was for camera and
Friday’s word root was for the word jovial
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