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Primatology
Which definition is correct?
Primatology (noun):
- The study of prime numbers.
- The study of the Anglican Church and especially of their chief Bishops, Primates.
- The study of Primates, a sub-section of the Mammals, including apes, monkeys, etc.
- The study of how to prime things such as cars, pumps, etc.
Which one is right?
Definition of Etalon
Which definition is the correct one?
Etalon. noun:
- A green coloured lizard about a 6 inches long found in deserts in North America.
- A device used by physists in their study of light spectrums.
- An internet program used by birds of prey to catch virtual vermin.
- A city in Saudia Arabia with a population of about 100 000 and famed for the beauty of it’s architecture.
Can you guess which definition is correct?
Vocabulary-a new look
I thought this year I would have a bit of fun with words.The first thing I am going to be doing with words is sharing a word whose meaning is obscure and then list a number of possible definitions-try and guess which definition is the right one and stay tuned until I post again for the correct definition or just look it up. The Game is called Fictionary, the Dictionary Game or just Dictionary (it has also been made into a game you can buy called Balderdash). I will begin next week, so stay tuned.
Words Explored-Spandy
SPANDY One word I came across that I really like is Spandy (they also say ‘spandy nice’). I found the word in the book Little Woman by Lousie May Allcott. The word means ‘clean like new’. I like the word because it fun to say and kind of joyful.
