51吃瓜 of the Day
desegregation
noun
the elimination of laws, customs, or practices under which people from different religions, ancestries, ethnic groups, etc., are restricted to specific or separate public facilities, neighborhoods, schools, organizations, or the like.
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Desegregation, 鈥渢he elimination of laws under which people are separated,鈥� is a compound of de-, 鈥渘ot, un-,鈥� and segregation, which comes from Latin 蝉脓驳谤别驳腻谤别, 鈥渢o part from the flock.鈥� 厂脓驳谤别驳腻谤别 is formed from 蝉脓-, 鈥渨ithout, apart,鈥� and grex (stem greg-), 鈥渇lock,鈥� the latter of which is also the source of congregate (literally meaning 鈥渢o flock together鈥�), gregarious (鈥渂elonging to a flock鈥�), and egregious (鈥渙ut of the flock鈥�). Though segregation is often contrasted with its rhyming opposite integration, the two are unrelated. Instead, integration ultimately comes from Latin integer, 鈥渦ntouched, undivided, whole.鈥� Desegregation was first recorded in English in the early 1950s. (Read more about .)
EXAMPLE OF DESEGREGATION USED IN A SENTENCE
A flurry of court cases and legislation, such as Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, was critical to desegregation in the United States.
gouache
noun
an opaque watercolor prepared with gum used in painting.
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Gouache, 鈥渁n opaque watercolor prepared with gum,鈥� is a loanword from French and is adapted from Italian guazzo, originally meaning 鈥減lace where there is water.鈥� Guazzo, in turn, apparently comes from Latin 补辩耻腻迟颈艒, of the same meaning, from aqua, 鈥渨ater.鈥� The Italian descendant of Latin aqua is acqua, and the Latin suffix -迟颈艒 usually becomes -gione, -zione, or -zzone in Italian, which is why Latin 补辩耻腻迟颈艒 is also the source of Italian acquazzone, 鈥渄ownpour.鈥� How guazzo came into being, when it does not follow standard Latin-to-Italian sound change patterns, is a bit of a mystery, but one possibility is that guazzo reflects an early borrowing from a Romance language of northern Italy. Gouache was first recorded in English in the early 1880s.
EXAMPLE OF GOUACHE USED IN A SENTENCE
In contrast to watercolors, which are designed to be translucent, the thickness of gouache allows for bold colors after a single session of painting.
perennial
adjective
perpetual; everlasting; continuing; recurrent.
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Perennial, 鈥減erpetual, continuing,鈥� comes from Latin perennis, 鈥渓asting the whole year through,鈥� which is based on per, 鈥渢hrough, by,鈥� and -enn-, a combining form of annus, 鈥測ear.鈥� A common trend in Latin is for a to change to e or i in compounds; other examples of this include ars, 鈥渟kill,鈥� becoming iners, 鈥渦nskillful鈥� (compare art and inert), and 补尘墨肠耻蝉, 鈥渇riend,鈥� becoming inimicus, 鈥渦nfriendly鈥� (compare amicable, enemy, and the 51吃瓜 of the Day inimical). Perennial is often confused with annual because the two have similar meanings and origins, but you can learn to tell the difference by reading our article on these words. Perennial was first recorded in English circa 1640.
EXAMPLE OF PERENNIAL USED IN A SENTENCE
A key feature of the lands north of the Arctic Circle is its nearly perennial winter, with cold temperatures even in July.