Weird Word Wednesday

eledoisin

noun  el·e·doi·sin \ˌe-lə-ˈdȯi-sən\

Popularity: Bottom 10% of words

Definition of eledoisin

:  a small protein C54H85N13O15S from the salivary glands of several octopuses (genus Eledone) that is a powerful vasodilator and hypotensive agent

First Known Use: 1963

Origin and Etymology of eledoisin

irregular from New Latin Eledone, from Greek eledōnē, a kind of octopus

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Weird Word Wednesday

eldritch

adjective  el·dritch \ˈel-drich\

Popularity: Bottom 50% of words

Curse, "cobweb," "witch," "ghost," and even "Halloween" - all of these potentially spooky words have roots in Old English. 

 Definition of eldritch

:  weird, eerie

whose voice had risen to a kind of eldritch singsong — R. L. Stevenson

First Known Use: 1508

Origin and Etymology of eldritch

perhaps from Middle English *elfriche fairyland, from Middle English elf + riche kingdom, from Old English rice

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eldress

noun  el·dress \ˈel-drəs\

Popularity: Bottom 20% of words

Definition of eldress

:  a woman who is an elder especially of the Shakers

First Known Use: 1640

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Weird Word Wednesday

eisegesis

noun  eis·ege·sis \ˌī-sə-ˈjē-səs, ˈī-sə-ˌjē-\

Popularity: Bottom 40% of words

Definition of eisegesis

plural eisegesesplay \ˌī-sə-ˈjē-ˌsēz, ˈī-sə-ˌjē-\

:  the interpretation of a text (as of the Bible) by reading into it one's own ideas — compare

Origin and Etymology of eisegesis

Greek eis into (akin to Greek en in) + English exegesis — more at in

First Known Use: 1892

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eigenmode

noun  ei·gen·mode \ˈī-gən-ˌmōd\

Popularity: Bottom 20% of words

Definition of eigenmode

:  a normal mode of vibration of an oscillating system

Origin and Etymology of eigenmode

eigen- (as in eigenvector) + 1mode

First Known Use: 1972

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Weird Word Wednesday

eider

noun  ei·der \ˈī-dər\

Popularity: Bottom 30% of words

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Definition of eider

1

:  any of several large northern sea ducks (genera Somateria and Polystica) having fine soft down that is used by the female for lining the nest —called also eider duck

Origin and Etymology of eider

Dutch, German, or Swedish, from Icelandic æthur, from Old Norse æthr

First Known Use: 1743

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Weird Word Wednesday

eicosanoid

noun  ei·cos·a·noid \ī-ˈkō-sə-ˌnȯid\

Popularity: Bottom 40% of words

Definition of eicosanoid

:  any of a class of compounds (such as the prostaglandins) derived from polyunsaturated fatty acids (such as arachidonic acid) and involved in cellular activity

Origin and Etymology of eicosanoid

eicosa- containing 20 atoms (from Greek eikosa- twenty, from eikosi) + -noic, suffix used in names of fatty acids (from -ane + -oic) + 1-oid — more at vigesimal

First Known Use: 1980

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Weird Word Wednesday

dybbuk

noun  dyb·buk \ˈdi-bək\

Popularity: Bottom 20% of words

Definition of dybbuk

plural dybbukimplay \ˌdi-bu̇-ˈkēm\ also dybbuks

:  a wandering soul believed in Jewish folklore to enter and control a living body until exorcised by a religious rite

Related to dybbuk

Origin and Etymology of dybbuk

Yiddish dibek, from Late Hebrew dibbūq

First Known Use: circa 1903

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Weird Word Wednesday

dyad

noun  dy·ad \ˈdī-ˌad, -əd\

Popularity: Bottom 50% of words

Examples: dyad in a sentence

Definition of dyad

1

:  pair; specifically, sociology :  two individuals (as husband and wife) maintaining a sociologically significant relationship

2

genetics :  a meiotic chromosome after separation of the two homologous (see homologous 1a(2)) members of a tetrad

3

mathematics :  an operator (see operator 3a) indicated by writing the symbols of two vectors (see 1vector 1a) without a dot or cross between (as AB)

dyadicplay \dī-ˈa-dik\ adjective

dyadicallyplay \-di-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of dyad in a sentence

Origin and Etymology of dyad

Late Latin dyad-, dyas, from Greek, from dyo —see dy-

First Known Use: 1675

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Weird Word Wednesday

duxelles

noun  dux·elles \ˌdük-ˈsel, (ˌ)dü-ˈsel\

Popularity: Bottom 30% of words

Definition of duxelles

:  a garnish or stuffing made especially of finely chopped sautéed mushrooms

Origin and Etymology of duxelles

Louis Chalon du Blé, Marquis d'Uxelles †1658 French nobleman

First Known Use: 1877

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Weird Word Wednesday

duumvir

noun  du·um·vir \du̇-ˈəm-vər also dyu̇-\

Popularity: Bottom 20% of words

Definition of duumvir

1

:  one of two Roman officers or magistrates constituting a board or court

2

:  one of two people jointly holding power

duumvirateplay \-və-rət\ noun

Origin and Etymology of duumvir

Latin, from duum (genitive of duo two) + vir man

First Known Use: 1600

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Weird Word Wednesday

dejecta

noun plural  de·jec·ta \di-ˈjek-tə, dē-\

Popularity: Bottom 20% of words

Definition of dejecta

:  feces, excrement

Origin and Etymology of dejecta

New Latin, from Latin, neuter plural of dejectus

First Known Use: circa 1829

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deictic

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

Popularity: Bottom 30% of words

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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dawn horse

noun

Popularity: Bottom 10% of words

Definition of dawn horse

:  eohippus

any of a genus (Hyracotherium syn. Eohippus) of very small primitive horses from the Lower Eocene having 4-toed forefeet and 3-toed hind feet

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Weird Word Wednesday

bitchery

      noun bitch·ery \ˈbi-chə-rē\

plural bitch·er·ies

Definition of BITCHERY

:  malicious, spiteful, or overbearing behavior; also :  an instance of such behavior

First Known Use of BITCHERY

1936

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bitch goddess

      noun

Definition of BITCH GODDESS

:  success; especially :  material or worldly success

First Known Use of BITCH GODDESS

1906

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Weird Word Wednesday

biramous

      adjective bi·ra·mous \(ˌ)bī-ˈrā-məs\

Definition of BIRAMOUS

:  having two branches

Origin of BIRAMOUS

1bi- + Latin ramus branch

First Known Use: 1877

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Weird Word Wednesday

biocenosis

      noun bio·ce·no·sis \ˌbī-ō-sə-ˈnō-səs\

plural bio·ce·no·ses \-ˌsēz\

Definition of BIOCENOSIS

:  an ecological community especially when forming a self-regulating unit

Variants of BIOCENOSIS

bio·ce·no·sis or bio·coe·no·sis \ˌbī-ō-sə-ˈnō-səs\

Origin of BIOCENOSIS

New Latin, from 2bi- + Greek koinōsis sharing, from koinoun to make common, from koinos common

First Known Use: 1883

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Weird Word Wednesday

bioassay

      noun bio·as·say \ˌbī-(ˌ)ō-ˈa-ˌsā, -a-ˈsā\

Definition of BIOASSAY

:  determination of the relative strength of a substance (as a drug) by comparing its effect on a test organism with that of a standard preparation

— bio·as·say \-a-ˈsā, -ˈa-ˌsā\ transitive verb

First Known Use of BIOASSAY

1912

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Monday Musings: A word about editing

Editors can do some amazing things. They can make your story shine and find the most impossible-to-find errors. But editors are not miracle workers. They can’t possibly catch every single error, especially in just one read through and especially if the manuscript hasn’t gone through more than one stage of editing.

Most writers don’t understand that a manuscript should go through at least 3 editing steps:

1. Line or content edits

2. Copy editing

3. Proofreading

It’s essential for writers to know what they can and can’t accomplish on their own. Some authors can perform one or two of these steps themselves, but having a professional editor, if only to perform copy editing, is important to have another set of eyes look over your story. If hiring a professional is the best way to complete all the edits, a different editor should perform each of these steps in order to have a fresh look at your manuscript. Most important: you can’t expect to skip steps 1 & 2 and have a proofreader catch all the errors. It’s impossible.

Another issue is that most of the grammar rules are ambiguous and decided based on perception. What one editor perceives to be an error, another one does not. Also, fiction writing is different from formal writing. Rules are more relaxed in a fiction story because creative writing is based on author and character voice/style. You can get away with having some incomplete sentences in a work of fiction to add impact to the story world, but not in a business letter or term paper. Picking a fiction editor for your book is important. Otherwise, an editor trained only in formal writing will suck the life right out of your story.

From my personal experience working with editors, great ones and not so great, I can say that they don’t catch every mistake. Even the best ones can’t catch everything. And I don’t blame them for that. Ultimately, it is up to the author to make sure his or her manuscript is error free.

 

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