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“Ancient commentators distinguish between [Aristotle’s] esoteric and exoteric writings -- the former were highly technical pieces, written for use within the school, and the latter well …

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Home Today's Word Yesterday's Word Archives FAQ A.Word.A.Day--paranymph Pronunciation: WAV or RealAudio paranymph (PAR-uh-nimf) noun 1. A groomsman or a bridesmaid. 2. In …

Home Today's Word Yesterday's Word Archives FAQ A.Word.A.Day--interrex Pronunciation: WAV or RealAudio interrex (IN-tuhr-reks) noun, plural interreges (in-tuhr-REE-jeez) A person …

May 22, 2025 · “America is not just the land of red-blooded capitalism. It has an esoteric tradition of capitalist altruism, too. Take Trader Joe’s, an own-label grocery chain like M&S in Britain. It …

Peter Goodman, Piano forte, Newsday, Jan 9, 1994. This week's theme: unusual, esoteric, preposterous words. X-Bonus The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from …

Slowly they take over and we realize we need words with even greater potency, words that are unusual, esoteric, or even preposterous, to get a still greater high. Are you one of those for …

A.Word.A.Day--proceleusmatic Once in a while delivery of this newsletter is delayed and messages complaining of withdrawal symptoms pour into my mailbox. "Words are, of course, …

A.Word.A.Day--accismus There is a Word for it. With the largest vocabulary of any language, in English we have a word to describe almost everything. And when we can't find one, we're …