NOUN
zephyrs (plural noun) literarya soft gentle breeze.synonyms:gentle wind · breath of wind · puff of air · current of air · flurry of air · gust · blow · light air · cat’s paw
historicala fine cotton gingham.a very light article of clothing.
ORIGINlate
Old English zefferus, denoting a personification of the west wind, via Latin from Greekzephuros‘(god of the) west wind’.
Sense 1 dates from the late 17th century.
Horologium[ˌhôrəˈlōjēəm]
DEFINITION
a faint southern constellation (the Clock), between Hydrus and Eridanus.
ADJECTIVE
Horologii (adjective) used with preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in the constellation Horologium.”the star R Horologii”ORIGINLatin.
Horologii is the Latin genitive form of Horologium.
adjective(part of speech)
Spiritual or supernatural
verb (used without object) [koh-uh-les]
to unite so as to form one mass, community, etc.:
The various groups coalesced into a crowd.
| banalize |
| [buh-nal-ahyz, -nah-lahyz, beyn-l-ahyz] |
| verb (used with object) 1. to render or make devoid of freshness or originality; trivialize: Television has often been accused of banalizing even the most serious subjects. 2. To make commonplace |
noun
pun·dit·oc·ra·cy | ˌpən-dət-ˈä-krə-sē
How to pronounce punditocracy (audio) plural punditocracies
: a group of powerful and influential political commentators
Recent Examples on the WebThe conservative punditocracy was swift to portray D’Souza’s indictment as an exercise in political persecution. — Time, “President Trump Says He’s Pardoning Dinesh D’Souza. Who’s That, and What Did He Do?,” 31 May 2018 The result, the punditocracy declares, will be a full-out civil war in GOP. — Charles J. Sykes, Time, “Charlie Sykes: Roy Moore Signals the End of the Republican Party,” 28 Sep. 2017 That was before the punditocracy identified the maniacal following Trump was beginning to attract, or the disdain for establishment party leaders ruminating in The Base, or some formidable combination of both. — Jack Holmes, Esquire, “Trump Laid a Despicable Attack on McCain 2 Years Ago. Not Much Has Changed.,” 18 July 2017
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1987, in the meaning defined above
pundit + -cracy
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