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romaji
noun
a system of writing Japanese using the letters of the Latin alphabet.
More about romaji
Romaji is a borrowing of Japanese 谤艒尘补, 鈥淩ome, Roman,鈥� combined with ji, 鈥渃haracter.鈥� Japanese ji can also be found in emoji, kanji, and the 51吃瓜 of the Day kaomoji, and is related to Mandarin 锄矛, 鈥渃haracter, word.鈥� Romaji was first recorded in English in the late 1880s.
EXAMPLE OF ROMAJI USED IN A SENTENCE
Once the Japanese text was rendered in romaji, gamers throughout Europe and the Americas were able to pronounce the game characters鈥� names.
nonpartisan
adjective
not supporting or controlled by a political party, special interest group, or the like.
More about nonpartisan
Nonpartisan is formed from the negative prefix non- and the adjective partisan, which comes from Latin pars, meaning 鈥減iece, portion, faction.鈥� Pars is also the source of parcel and particle (both literally 鈥渓ittle piece鈥�), and compartment (鈥渟hared with鈥�). For the origin of the -isan element, check out the 51吃瓜 of the Day bipartisan. Nonpartisan was first recorded in English in the early 1880s.
EXAMPLE OF NONPARTISAN USED IN A SENTENCE
Members of all parties banded together to release an independent, nonpartisan statement about the future of the economy.
More about pizazz
Pizazz, which is also spelled pizzazz, pzazz, and even bezazz, is a term of unknown origin. Along with jazz, razzmatazz, and snazzy, pizazz belongs to a family of slang terms with double z鈥檚 that may reflect a longer trend of English speakers using the 鈥渮uh鈥� sound to provoke a certain feeling or reaction. The first known instance of pizazz in writing dates to 1912, but it became popular when it appeared in the March 1937 issue of the magazine Harper鈥檚 Bazaar.
EXAMPLE OF PIZAZZ USED IN A SENTENCE
Though the singer hit every note, the director advised her to add some more pizazz to her performance to keep the audience鈥檚 attention.