This week's theme: words related to sleep. diurnation (dy-uhr-NAY-shuhn) noun
The habit of sleeping or being dormant during the day. [From Latin diurnus (daily), from dies (day).] -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "Many others hide away in the daytime, an adaptation called diurnation." Neil Champion; Deserts; Black Rabbit Books; 2007. We thank these sponsors for making this newsletter possible: The perfect Valentine's Day gift: http://www.forkeepsanthology.com Acronym Finder -- the authoritative acronym and abbreviation reference source for over 10 years. Free and easy to use. http://www.acronymfinder.com/awad.aspx See a map of your word in the Visual Thesaurus. Wordsmith readers save 10%. Try it free! http://www.visualthesaurus.com/?ad=aw&code=h7q ............................................................................ The door of a bigoted mind opens outwards so that the only result of the pressure of facts upon it is to close it more snugly. -Ogden Nash, author (1902-1971) Share the magic of words. Send a gift sub: http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html Remove, change, or subscribe address: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/diurnation.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/diurnation.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/diurnation.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
