The Dictionary

The Dictionary

By Spencer ParksEducation
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The Dictionary episodes

  • #C217 (circumambient to circumlunar)

    I read from circumambient to circumlunar.

     

    More info on "circumference" but yes, I was right!  The formula is C = 2πr

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumference

     

    Oops, Weird Al actually said "automatic circumcisers". My bad!

     

     

    The word of the episode is "circumambient".

    The song is Elk by Meydän

     

     

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    18 min
  • #C216 (circular to circum-)

    I read from circular to circum-.

     

    Here's the history of the circular saw.

    https://www.yorksaw.com/history-circular-saw/

     

     

    The word of the episode is "circular file".

    https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/circular_file

     

     

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    15 min
  • #C215 (circle to circuity)

    I read from circle to circuity.

     

     

    The word of the episode is "circuit".

    Neural circuits of the brain:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neural_circuit

     

     

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    13 min
  • #C214 (cinquefoil to circinate)

    I read from cinquefoil to circinate.

     

     

    The word of the episode is "cipher".

     

     

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    13 min
  • #C213 (cineole to cinquecento)

    I read from cineole to cinquecento.

     

     

    The word of the episode is "cinnamon".

     

     

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    15 min
  • #C212 (cinder to cinema verité)

    I read from cinder to cinema verité.

     

     

    The word of the episode is "cinematograph".

     

     

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    16 min
  • #C211 (cilantro to cincture)

    I read from cilantro to cinture.

     

    More info on the Countess of Cinchon, if you care to look.  There's not a lot here.  I told you I would only do a little research.  LITTLE. 

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Countess_of_Chinchon

     

    I should've sang "shake your movie maker!"  That would've been hilarious. 

     

     

    The word of the episode is "cilium".

     

     

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    17 min
  • #C210 (CIC to ciguatera)

    I read from CIC to ciguatera.

     

     

    The word of the episode is "cider".

     

     

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    20 min
  • #C208 (church mode to churr)

    I read from church mode to churr.

     

    More info on church modes

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_mode

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mode_(music)

     

     

    The word of the episode is "churn".

     

     

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    14 min

About The Dictionary

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I read the English Dictionary in short sections, comment on it, make bad jokes, and sometimes sing little songs. I hope it’s more entertaining than just reading the dictionary alone. It’s an evolving…