Weird Word Wednesday

deictic

adjective  deic·tic \ˈdīk-tik also ˈdāk-\

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Definition of deictic

:  showing or pointing out directly

Origin and Etymology of deictic

Greek deiktikos able to show, from deiktos, verbal of deiknynai to show — more at diction

First Known Use: 1876

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dehisce

verb  de·hisce \di-ˈhis\

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Definition of dehisce

Dehisced dehiscing

intransitive verb

:  to split along a natural line; also :  to discharge contents by so splitting

Origin and Etymology of dehisce

Latin dehiscere to split open, from de- + hiscere to gape; akin to Latin hiare to yawn — more at yawn

First Known Use: 1657

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degauss

verb  de·gauss \(ˌ)dē-ˈgau̇s\

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Definition of degauss

transitive verb

:  to remove or neutralize the magnetic field of

degausser noun

Origin and Etymology of degauss

de- + gauss, after Karl F. Gauss

First Known Use: circa 1940

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Arizona Monsoon 2016 Part 2

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defalcate

verb  de·fal·cate \di-ˈfal-ˌkāt, -ˈfȯl-, dē-; ˈde-fəl-\

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Definition of defalcate

Defalcated defalcating

archaic

transitive verb

:  deduct, curtail

intransitive verb

:  to engage in embezzlement

defalcator play \-ˌkā-tər\ noun

Origin and Etymology of defalcate

Medieval Latin defalcatus, past participle of defalcare, from Latin de- + falc-, falx sickle

First Known Use: 1541

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