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trident
noun
a three-pronged instrument or weapon.
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Trident 鈥渁 three-pronged instrument or weapon鈥� derives from the Latin adjective 迟谤颈诲脓苍蝉 鈥渉aving/with three teeth鈥� and is often associated with Neptune, known to the Greeks as Poseidon, the god of the sea and earthquakes. A similar symbol is the bident, a spear with two prongs, which was associated with Pluto, known to the Greeks as Hades, the god of the underworld. Trident鈥檚 two Latin sources, 迟谤脓蝉 and 诲脓苍蝉 (stem dent-), are cognates of their respective English translations three and tooth. A common trend in the Indo-European language family is for t in Latin to correspond to th in native English words, and this pattern is also visible when comparing Latin 蹿谤腻迟别谤, 尘腻迟别谤, and pater to English brother, mother, and father. Trident was first recorded in English in the late 1500s.
how is trident used?
As king, Aquaman wields the trident of Poseidon, granted to the Atlanteans by the sea god. More than simply an emblem of power, the trident can manipulate water as well as create storms and floods. It shoots bolts of energy, extends the wielder鈥檚 powers of telepathy with sea animals, and can even transform into a sword.
So that’s what has kept The Times chaste all these years: Mombudsmen! We like the idea of Sam Sifton sitting at his desk with his mother looking stern in angel robes on one shoulder and the rest of us dressed in red prodding him with a trident on the other.
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muliebrity
noun
womanly nature or qualities.
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Muliebrity 鈥渨omanly nature or qualities鈥� derives from Late Latin 尘耻濒颈脓产谤颈迟腻蝉 鈥渨omanhood,鈥� from mulier 鈥渨辞尘补苍.鈥� Mulier is of uncertain origin, though the most common theory connects the noun to the comparative adjective mollior 鈥渟ofter,鈥� from mollis 鈥渟oft, calm, gentle,鈥� the source of the English verb mollify 鈥渢o soften in feeling or temper.鈥� Mulier was one of four primary Latin words that evolved into the terms for 鈥渨oman,鈥� 鈥渓ady,鈥� or 鈥渨ife鈥� in modern Romance languages; while mulier became Portuguese mulher and Spanish mujer, Latin 蹿脓尘颈苍补 鈥渨oman鈥� became French femme and Spanish hembra, Latin domina 鈥渓ady, mistress (of a household)鈥� became French dame and Spanish 诲辞帽补, and Latin senior 鈥渙lder鈥� became Portuguese senhora and Spanish 蝉别帽辞谤补. Muliebrity was first recorded in English in the late 1500s.
how is muliebrity used?
She is so much a woman that I forget there are tomorrows. She is a poem, an epic of muliebrity, in those satin slippers and light gowns, and rustling dresses, and with jewels in her ears ….. And when she wears them, I can鈥檛 think at all.
Unlike, say, Harry Styles or Billy Porter, both of whom have been known to flaunt gender ambivalence in their style choices, Bryan offers something more鈥� suburban: machismo up top and muliebrity from the waist down.
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serotinal
adjective
pertaining to or occurring in late summer.
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Serotinal 鈥減ertaining to or occurring in late summer鈥� describes the midpoint that neither estival 鈥減ertaining or appropriate to summer鈥� nor autumnal 鈥渂elonging to or suggestive of autumn鈥� can completely cover. The term derives from the Latin adverb 蝉脓谤艒 鈥渓ate,鈥� from the adjective 蝉脓谤耻蝉 鈥渓ate, slow, tardy.鈥� 厂脓谤艒 and the feminine form of 蝉脓谤耻蝉, 蝉脓谤补, later became the sources of the word for 鈥渆vening鈥� in many Romance languages, such as French soir, Italian sera, and Portuguese 蝉别谤茫辞. Serotinal was first recorded in English in the late 1890s.
how is serotinal used?
Here in North America, the serotinal season is that marvelous time, in early September, when the monarch butterflies start to migrate, the lakes are still warm enough for swimming, and the resorts are empty. As Helen Hunt Jackson writes in her poem 鈥淪eptember,鈥� 鈥淏y all these lovely tokens / September days are here, / With summer鈥檚 best of weather / And autumn鈥檚 best of cheer.鈥�
Released this past summer, Beyond Eyes is an utterly gorgeous game that captures the very earliest stages of fall in a way few games even attempt, blending serotinal greens with the slow incursion of rusty reds. It鈥檚 still a rather summery-looking game, but depending on where you live in the world it may be a pretty darn accurate representation of your own experiences with fall.
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