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armamentarium
noun
the aggregate of equipment, methods, and techniques available to one for carrying out one's duties: The stethoscope is still an essential part of the physician's armamentarium.
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English armamentarium is taken straight from the Latin noun 补谤尘腻尘别苍迟腻谤颈耻尘 鈥渁rmory, arsenal, storehouse for military equipment.鈥� The base of the Latin compound noun is the neuter plural noun arma 鈥渁rms, weapons,鈥� from which the verb 补谤尘腻谤别 鈥渢o fit or equip with weapons鈥� derives. From the verb 补谤尘腻谤别 and the suffix -mentum, used to form concrete objects, the noun 补谤尘腻尘别苍迟耻尘 is formed. The resulting 补谤尘腻尘别苍迟耻尘 is completed by the very common adjective and noun suffix -腻谤颈耻尘 (from -arius), showing location. Armamentarium entered English in the 17th century in the sense 鈥渁rsenal.鈥� The broader sense of armamentarium dates from the 19th century.
how is armamentarium used?
By identifying a fresh target for therapy鈥攖he TB bacterium’s waxy outer jacket鈥攖he new research lays the groundwork for adding to the armamentarium against TB …
With such powerful tastes and bold sauces in the chef’s armamentarium, one has to expect that not every dish will work.
flexitarian
noun
a person whose diet is mostly vegetarian but sometimes includes meat, fish, or poultry.
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Flexitarian was first recorded in 1990-95. It鈥檚 a portemanteau of the words flexible and vegetarian.
how is flexitarian used?
A flexitarian is someone who rarely, though occasionally, consumes meat, including red meat, poultry, and seafood. A climatarian is someone who eats less meat鈥攅specially the most energy-consuming meats, like beef and lamb鈥攕pecifically for environmental reasons.
The moderate, conscious eater鈥攖he flexitarian鈥攌nows where the goal lies: a diet that鈥檚 higher in plants and lower in both animal products and hyperprocessed foods, the stuff that makes up something like three-quarters of what鈥檚 sold in supermarkets.
transmundane
adjective
reaching beyond or existing outside the physical or visible world.
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Transmundane was first recorded in 1770-80. It combines Latin trans- 鈥渂eyond鈥� and mundane, which finds its roots in the Latin word meaning 鈥渨orld.鈥�
how is transmundane used?
Below me along the lifelines I was aware of many sailors joining in these observations, gazing dumbstruck at it as something transmundane.
… a common labourer and a travelling tinker had propounded and discussed one of the most ancient theories of transmundane dominion and influence on mundane affairs.