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Cordial 鈥渃ourteous and gracious鈥� derives via Middle English from Medieval Latin 肠辞谤诲颈腻濒颈蝉, from Latin cor (stem cordi-) 鈥渉eart鈥� and the adjectival suffix -腻濒颈蝉. Cor survives today in English terms such as accord, concord, discord, and record, which were borrowed directly from Latin, and courage, which was borrowed from French. The Proto-Indo-European root that gave rise to cor is kerd- 鈥渉eart,鈥� which is also the source of English heart and Ancient Greek 办补谤诲铆补 (as found in cardiac and cardiovascular). Cordial was first recorded in English in the late 1300s.
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When I met him, I realized that Dyson is probably the most approachable and modest scientist I have met. 鈥� He is pointedly opinionated but also consummately cordial …. Discussions about science were punctuated by warm reminiscences about colleagues and fond stories about his grandchildren.
I had been counting on this day to ask Mrs. Ford about living in and running the White House, and I didn’t think I would be back in Washington before the inauguration. Then the telephone rang again …. I was off to the White House. Mrs. Ford wasn’t well that afternoon and our visit was brief, but cordial.
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rout
noun
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder.
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Rout 鈥渁 defeat attended with disorderly flight鈥� derives via Anglo-French from Old French route 鈥渇raction, detachment,鈥� from Latin rupta 鈥�(having been) broken.鈥� Rupta is the feminine past participle of the verb rumpere (stem rupt-) 鈥渢o break,鈥� which is the source of words such as abrupt, interrupt, erupt, and bankrupt. The Latin phrase rupta via 鈥渂roken road鈥� is the ultimate source of route, a type of roadway or course. Rumpere derives from the Proto-Indo-European root reup- 鈥渢o break; snatch.鈥� Rout was first recorded in English in the early 1200s.
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At first, the rout was slow, and as many men died trying to get away as pressed forward from behind. The Mongols fired methodically at anything they could see. The officers went down quickly and Kachiun shouted wildly as he saw the rout spread. Those who had not come near the front ranks were knocked aside and infected by fear and blood.
They entered a crowded long room just as a man was saying, “It was a clear defeat for our army, but it wasn’t a rout. Retired in good order, they did.” “And still between the British and Philadelphia,” another assured the audience.
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chernozem
noun
a soil common in cool or temperate semiarid climates, very black and rich in humus and carbonates.
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Chernozem 鈥渁 soil common in cool or temperate semiarid climates, very black and rich in humus鈥� is a borrowing from Russian 肠丑别谤苍辞锄毛尘, a compound of 肠丑毛谤苍测沫 鈥渂lack鈥� and 锄别尘濒测谩 鈥渆arth.鈥� The first element derives from a root also found in the Slavic names Chernobog 鈥渂lack god鈥� (also spelled Chernabog and Czernobog), one of two gods of fate in Slavic mythology, and Chernobyl, the site of a nuclear disaster in Ukraine, whose name derives from Russian chernobyl 鈥渨ormwood鈥� or, literally, 鈥渂lack herb.鈥� This same root also appears in Sanskrit as the Hindu god Krishna, whose name means 鈥渂lack.鈥� The latter part of chernozem derives from the Proto-Indo-European root dhghem- 鈥渆arth,鈥� which is the source of several land-related words, such as chthonic (from Ancient Greek 办丑迟丑艒苍 鈥渆补谤迟丑鈥�), exhume and humble (from Latin humus 鈥渆补谤迟丑鈥�), and chameleon and chamomile (from Ancient Greek 肠丑补尘补铆 鈥渙n the ground鈥�). Further derivatives of this root include person-related terms such as bridegroom (from Old English guma 鈥渕补苍鈥�), hominid (from Latin 丑辞尘艒 鈥渕补苍鈥�), and human (from Latin 丑奴尘腻苍耻蝉, of the same meaning). Chernozem was first recorded in English in the mid-1800s.
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The temperate climate of the Ukraine, which lies south of Russia, is similar to that of France and the American Midwest. Here, rainfall is well distributed, and we鈥檒l be riding with heads bowed under a drizzle every other day. As we advance, the earth turns black; this is the famous chernozem that nourishes this lush and grassy country and enables it to support many species of wildlife flying, grazing, and crawling in every direction.
Two thirds of Ukrainian land, or 42.7 million hectares, is made up of chernozem, the legendary black earth that is widely regarded as the world鈥檚 most fertile soil. This is almost exactly the same size as the US state of California. Ukraine鈥檚 remarkable land bank makes the country a potential agricultural superpower.
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