Word For The Day, Thursday, August 16, 2012 - aliquant

dictionaries ad nauseam | 16 August 2012 | Thursday's sub

[secret garden]

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In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

aliquant \AL-i-kwuhnt\, adjective
Contained in a number or quantity, but not dividing it evenly: An aliquant part of 16 is 5.

Example sentences:
Cunning is the aliquant of talent; as hypocrisy is of religion; all the threes in the universe cannot make ten.
-- Thomas Hall, The Fortunes and Adventures of Raby Rattler and His Man Floss

...even though that number was an odd number and by a quarter the number of his confiteors, even though four was an aliquant part of two thousand to hundred and nineteen, nothing being changed with regard to the masses...
-- Raymond Queneau, The Blue Flowers

Etymology:
Aliquant stems from the Latin roots ali- meaning "differently" and quantus meaning "great."

The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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Review Threads:

Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate

WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!

[secret garden]

Rise and shine! This is a math word.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Hi, Teacher.

[Young Werther]

When President Obama speaks of his employment achievements his rhetoric is aliquant!

[secret garden]

Hi there!

[secret garden]

That's one way to put it. A for you.

[xsmommy]

coming up with zip, zero, nada for HW for the math word. a nullity. a void. BUT, paul ryan is coming to West Springfield HS in VA tomorrow, and xsbaby will be working the event.

[xsmommy]

if THIS isn't the most vomit-inducing thing you read today i will be surprised. I noticed yesterday in walking past one of the black clerical's desk, that she has a photo of zero and his beard kissing. i seriously exclaimed aloud, using an epithet, luckily she wasn't at her desk at the time.

[secret garden]

He said “it”, not “she”? Tells you all you need to know. I am kind of looking forward to their withdrawal symptoms when the trash gets dragged to the curb in January.

[SAJ]

All the 3s in the world can't make 10? (per the quotation above)

Piffle.

3 x 3 + (3 / 3) = 10

Even Muhammed Ali quant do any better.

[secret garden]

A for you!

[ConorMacNessa]

I'm on my way to Hyde Park - I'm bringing Sir Winston with me - he'll know what to do!

　



Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[xsmommy]

LOL! i bet he will know exactly what to do!!

[left that other site]

Democrats are a tiny aliquant of America. Why is it that they win? It doesn’t add up.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Joe Biden, so brilliant and eloquent
His I.Q. versus Ryan’s, an aliquant
He struggles, explains
About “Y’all back in chains”
He can make gaffes a retarded gorilla can’t

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Well done! You’re a gifted frazier.

[NicknamedBob]

Good Morning!

Of the two, 0bama and Biden, neither is the aliquant one.

[SAJ]

Not as in, "Down goes...!", I hope.

;^)

[NeoCaveman]

Al i quant for Christmas is a new POTUS

[NicknamedBob]

I was going to point out the same thing, but my math would have been correct.