<description>&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/?utm_source=anchor&amp;amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;amp;utm_campaign=podcast"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Word of the Day&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;is a noun that means “the contraction of a word by omitting one or more sounds from the middle.” Want to know more about it? Listen now and then click &lt;a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/?utm_source=anchor&amp;amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;amp;utm_campaign=podcast"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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The <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/?utm_source=anchor&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=podcast">Word of the Day</a> is a noun that means “the contraction of a word by omitting one or more sounds from the middle.” Want to know more about it? Listen now and then click <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/?utm_source=anchor&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=podcast">here</a>.

Word of the Day: syncope

<description>&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/?utm_source=anchor&amp;amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;amp;utm_campaign=podcast"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Word of the Day&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;is an adverb that means “from that time” or “since then.” Do you know it? Listen now and then check out more &lt;a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/?utm_source=anchor&amp;amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;amp;utm_campaign=podcast"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;
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The <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/?utm_source=anchor&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=podcast">Word of the Day</a> is an adverb that means “from that time” or “since then.” Do you know it? Listen now and then check out more <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/?utm_source=anchor&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=podcast">here</a>!

Word of the Day: sinsyne

<description>&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/?utm_source=anchor&amp;amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;amp;utm_campaign=podcast"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Word of the Day&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;is a noun that indicates “a warm, dry wind descending a mountain, as on the north side of the Alps.” Do you know it? Listen now and then check out more &lt;a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/?utm_source=anchor&amp;amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;amp;utm_campaign=podcast"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;
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The <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/?utm_source=anchor&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=podcast">Word of the Day</a> is a noun that indicates “a warm, dry wind descending a mountain, as on the north side of the Alps.” Do you know it? Listen now and then check out more <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/?utm_source=anchor&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=podcast">here</a>!

Word of the Day: foehn

<description>&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/?utm_source=anchor&amp;amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;amp;utm_campaign=podcast"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Word of the Day&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;is a verb that means “to comment or discourse at great length.” Want to know more about it? Listen now and then click &lt;a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/?utm_source=anchor&amp;amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;amp;utm_campaign=podcast"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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The <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/?utm_source=anchor&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=podcast">Word of the Day</a> is a verb that means “to comment or discourse at great length.” Want to know more about it? Listen now and then click <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/?utm_source=anchor&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=podcast">here</a>.

Word of the Day: descant

<description>&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/?utm_source=anchor&amp;amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;amp;utm_campaign=podcast"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Word of the Day&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;is a verb that originally pertained to bowing but is often used today to mean “to act in a manner showing excessive deference or eagerness to please.” Want to know more about it? Listen now and then click &lt;a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/?utm_source=anchor&amp;amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;amp;utm_campaign=podcast"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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The <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/?utm_source=anchor&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=podcast">Word of the Day</a> is a verb that originally pertained to bowing but is often used today to mean “to act in a manner showing excessive deference or eagerness to please.” Want to know more about it? Listen now and then click <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/?utm_source=anchor&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=podcast">here</a>.

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