Posted on 12/08/2005 7:58:28 AM PST by secret garden
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".
homonymous • \hoe-MAH-nuh-mus\ adjective
1 : ambiguous
2 : having the same designation
3 : of, relating to, or being homonyms
Example sentence:
How many states, besides New York, have a homonymous city or town?
Etymology: The "ambiguous" sense of "homonymous" refers mainly to words that have two or more meanings. In the 1600s, logicians and scientists who wanted to refer to (or complain about!) such equivocal words chose a name for them based on Latin and Greek, from Greek "hom-" ("same") and "onyma" ("name"). In time, English speakers came up with another sense of "homonymous," referring to two things having the same name (Hawaii, the state, and Hawaii, the island, for example). Next came the use of "homonymous" to refer to homonyms, such as "see" and "sea." There's also a zoological sense. Sheep and goats whose right horn spirals to the right and left horn spirals to the left are said to be "homonymous."
Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
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....
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!
This homeowners name is homonymous with idiot jerk. This is not how to win friends and influence people. Check out his Christmas decorations.
excellent! i love that!!!
I kept hitting Santa to hear him yell. I must be on the naughty list this year.
It is cute isn't it? Thanks to Kassie for sending the link to me
geez ti, i wasn't taking any chances i would NEVER hit him lest i get coal in my stocking!
No way Newhart could move that fast! And is that Ed Asner as Santa? In that case, I want to throw stuff which is a lot more lethal than snowballs.
Arghy, you've never seen "Elf"? You need to rent that it is very cute
yes rent it arghy. i love Elf, i love will farrell!
ROFLMSS!!!!!!
it certainly is an HDO. dubs, hobbes, i am sure you two won't forget. xshub and i will have to take xsbrownie tonight, the other two will go during the school day.
We saw a license plate yesterday in a restaurant parking lot.........GOATMAN
My husband looked at me and commented either we know what he does for a living, or he has some serious problems........upon seeing it I immediately thought of several classmates :)
Liberalism IS a mental disorder.
Actually, I have seen it. If Asner was in it I would have blocked that from my mind.
Several Dutch painters were flaming homonymice, weren't they? A for you.
Exactly. Our gummint's made up of an infantile bunch of 60's idiots.
I saw it, thanks.
HEY! Include me out! :^)
We're playing the NY Strangers here tonight. Wish us luck! One of our players has been busy lately. Jamie Allison's dad just had a liver transplant up there in Canada and his wife is due for baby #2 next week.
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