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connubial
adjective
of marriage or wedlock; matrimonial; conjugal.
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Connubial 鈥渙f marriage or wedlock鈥� derives from Latin 肠艒苍奴产颈腻濒颈蝉, from 肠艒苍奴产颈耻尘 鈥渨edding,鈥� plus the adjective-forming suffix -腻濒颈蝉. 颁艒苍奴产颈耻尘, in turn, is a compound of com- 鈥渢ogether, with鈥� and 苍奴产别谤别 鈥渢o wed,鈥� and 苍奴产别谤别 (stem nupt-) is the source of marriage-related words such as nubile, nuptial, and prenup. 狈奴产别谤别 is of obscure origin, but one theory is that its original definition was 鈥渢o cover oneself with a veil,鈥� which would suggest a derivation from 苍奴产脓蝉 鈥渃濒辞耻诲.鈥�
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She and Maurice were husband and wife. They loved one another. They would have children. Then let everybody and everything else fade into insignificance outside this connubial felicity.
In fact, by the epilogue it’s dateline Hawaii, where he is on his honeymoon鈥攕oft breezes blowing into the connubial bedchamber, his bride frolicking on the beach below鈥攁nd putting in a wholehearted endorsement for the grand old institution of marriage.
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moratorium
noun
a suspension of activity.
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Moratorium 鈥渁 suspension of activity鈥� comes directly from Late Latin 尘辞谤腻迟艒谤颈耻蝉 鈥渢ending to delay,鈥� a derivative of the verb 尘辞谤腻谤墨 鈥渢o delay,鈥� from the noun mora 鈥渄elay, hindrance, pause.鈥� The ending -艒谤颈耻蝉 鈥渢ending to鈥� is also found as -orium or -ory in English terms for places in which a certain action occurs regularly, such as auditorium, a place where something is heard, and dormitory, a place for sleeping.
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Striped bass populations in the Cape Fear River have been dwindling for 50 years …. Preventing the popular sport fish from disappearing altogether has required meticulous human intervention. Passageways have been built into dams and locks to allow the migratory fish to pass through, and a moratorium on fishing the species has been in place since 2008.
Rock stars get sick of signing things and answering fan mail …. And eternal rock stars like the Beatles: well, it鈥檚 hard to imagine. That鈥檚 why Ringo Starr has called a moratorium on all fan mail and signing ….Starr has instructed fans, 鈥渨ith peace and love,鈥� to cease and desist with all missives and requests after Oct. 20th.
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lodestone
noun
something that attracts strongly.
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Lodestone, 鈥渁 variety of magnetite that possesses magnetic polarity鈥� in its non-figurative sense, is a compound of lode and stone. While lode most often refers to a metal-bearing deposit or, in dialectal English, a waterway, its original meaning in Old English, as 濒谩诲, was 鈥渨ay, course,鈥� and from there, its definition expanded to indicate something to follow, such as a channel or a vein of ore. Lode is a variant spelling of load, which went in a different semantic direction, shifting from a travel route to the heavy objects to be carried along such a route, likely with influence from the unrelated yet similar-sounding verb lade 鈥渢o put a load or burden on.鈥�
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The Mergui archipelago has been called the 鈥淟ost World,鈥� but outsiders have found it … The islands are thought to harbor some of the world鈥檚 most important marine biodiversity, and are a lodestone for those eager to experience one of Asia鈥檚 last tourism frontiers before, as many fear, it succumbs to the ravages that have befallen many once-pristine seascapes.
The last time fans saw Black Widow in action, in 鈥淎vengers: Endgame,鈥� she was fighting her dear friend Hawkeye on planet Vormir to sacrifice her life for the Soul Stone… Chapek says that scene of poignant humanity was a narrative lodestone for 鈥淏lack Widow.鈥�
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