This week's theme: words related to calendar. menology (mi-NOL-uh-jee) noun
A calendar, especially one commemorating specific people. [From Modern Latin menologium, from Late Greek menologion, from meno- (month) + -logy (account). It's the same meno that appears in menopause.] -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "The state Department of Archives and History's 1994 calendar, available beginning this month, is the first in a series of menologies to honor Mississippi's writers." Jack Elliott Jr.; Mississippi Writers Calendar a Talent Roll Call: The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, Louisiana); Nov 28, 1993. Sponsored by: Always find the right word with the Visual Thesaurus. Wordsmith readers save 10%. Try it free! http://www.visualthesaurus.com/?ad=aw&code=p17 The Desk Drawer: Ready for a nudge to write more? Tired of hiding your words in a closet? http://www.winebird.com/ ............................................................................ Do not believe that it is very much of an advance to do the unnecessary three times as fast. -Peter Drucker, management consultant, professor and writer (1909-2005) Looking for word/quotation archives: http://wordsmith.org/awad/archives.html Unsubscribe, change address, etc: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/menology.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/menology.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/menology.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
