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The Dictionary
By Spencer ParksEducation
The Dictionary episodes
- #D126 (diaeresis to diagonal)
I read from diaeresis to diagonal.
The word of the episode is "diagenesis".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagenesis
Theme music from Tom Maslowski
https://zestysol.com/
Merchandising!
https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar
"The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube
Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!
https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/
Backwards Talking on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq
https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/
https://twitter.com/dictionarypod
https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/
https://www.patreon.com/spejampar
https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar
917-727-5757
30 min - #D125 (diabolism to diadromous)
I read from diabolism to diadromous.
The word of the episode is "diacritic".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diacritic
Theme music from Jonah Kraut
https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/
Merchandising!
https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar
"The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube
Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!
https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/
Backwards Talking on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq
https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/
https://twitter.com/dictionarypod
https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/
https://www.patreon.com/spejampar
https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar
917-727-5757
32 min - #D124 (Dhu’l-Hijja to diabolical)
I read from dex to dextranase.
The month that Muslims take a pilgrimage to Mecca is "Dhu al-Hijja".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhu_al-Hijja
"Diabase" is the preferred name of these types of rocks in North America, but per usual, the rest of the English speaking world prefers to the use the name "dolerite".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabase
The word of the episode is "diabetes".
You have many places to go to learn more about diabetes! The last link talks more about the etymology.
https://diabetes.org/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes
https://www.etymonline.com/word/diabetes#etymonline_v_8505
Theme music from Tom Maslowski
https://zestysol.com/
Merchandising!
https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar
"The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube
Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!
https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/
Backwards Talking on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq
https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/
https://twitter.com/dictionarypod
https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/
https://www.patreon.com/spejampar
https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar
917-727-5757
29 min - #D123 (dextrin to DHS)
I read from dextrin to DHS.
A "dharna" is essentially a "sit-in".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sit-in#Dharna
The word of the episode is "dharma".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharma
Theme music from Jonah Kraut
https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/
Merchandising!
https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar
"The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube
Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!
https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/
Backwards Talking on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq
https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/
https://twitter.com/dictionarypod
https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/
https://www.patreon.com/spejampar
https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar
917-727-5757
31 min - #D122 (dex to dextranase)
I read from dex to dextranase.
DEXA is "Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry" which doesn't sound complicated at all.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual-energy_X-ray_absorptiometry
The word of the episode is "dexterous".
Theme music from Tom Maslowski
https://zestysol.com/
Merchandising!
https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar
"The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube
Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!
https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/
Backwards Talking on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq
https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/
https://twitter.com/dictionarypod
https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/
https://www.patreon.com/spejampar
https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar
917-727-5757
23 min - #D121 (devour to dewy-eyed)
I read from devour to dewy-eyed.
It's hard to find accurate info on the etymology of the "dew" in "dewclaw" but it does seem to be related to "dewlap".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewclaw
https://www.etymonline.com/word/dew%20claw#etymonline_v_37265
The word of the episode is "Dewey Decimal Classification".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewey_Decimal_Classification
Theme music from Jonah Kraut
https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/
Merchandising!
https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar
"The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube
Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!
https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/
Backwards Talking on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq
https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/
https://twitter.com/dictionarypod
https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/
https://www.patreon.com/spejampar
https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar
917-727-5757
34 min - #D120 (devolve to devotional)
I read from devolve to devotional.
The word of the episode is "devoted".
Theme music from Tom Maslowski
https://zestysol.com/
Merchandising!
https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar
"The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube
Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!
https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/
Backwards Talking on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq
https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/
https://twitter.com/dictionarypod
https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/
https://www.patreon.com/spejampar
https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar
917-727-5757
30 min - #D119 (devil’s darning needle to devolution)
I read from devil's darning needle to devolution.
Dragonflies and Damselflies are just long and skinny so obviously one would call them the "Devil's Darning Needle".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonfly#Dragonflies_in_culture
But there's also a plant!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clematis_virginiana
More info (but not a lot) about devilwood, a kind of olive.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartrema_americana
If you want to know more about "Devil's Theory", read this book. Maybe it'll help.
https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Devil_Theory_of_War.html?id=3TsHAAAAMAAJ&source=kp_book_description
The word of the episode is "devil's food cake".
It has more chocolate than the standard (lame) chocolate cake so it's denser and richer and darker.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil%27s_food_cake
Theme music from Jonah Kraut
https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/
Merchandising!
https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar
"The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube
Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!
https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/
Backwards Talking on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq
https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/
https://twitter.com/dictionarypod
https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/
https://www.patreon.com/spejampar
https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar
917-727-5757
24 min - #D118 (devil to devil’s club)
I read from devil to devil's club.
Devilled eggs aren't just seasoned a lot. They're seasoned with "hot" things like mustard and peppers. That's why they're "devilled".
https://www.etymonline.com/word/devilled#etymonline_v_30230
There's not much more info for the phrase "devil-may-care":
https://www.etymonline.com/word/devil-may-care#etymonline_v_30227
The word of the episode is "devil".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil
Here are the Seven Tenets of The Satanic Temple. I really like them.
https://thesatanictemple.com/pages/about-us
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Satanic_Temple
Theme music from Tom Maslowski
https://zestysol.com/
Merchandising!
https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar
"The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube
Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!
https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/
Backwards Talking on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq
https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/
https://twitter.com/dictionarypod
https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/
https://www.patreon.com/spejampar
https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar
917-727-5757
24 min - #D117 (development to device)
I read from development to device.
The word of the episode is "deviate".
Theme music from Jonah Kraut
https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/
Merchandising!
https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar
"The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube
Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!
https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/
Backwards Talking on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq
https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/
https://twitter.com/dictionarypod
https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/
https://www.patreon.com/spejampar
https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar
917-727-5757
24 min
About The Dictionary
From the publisher's feed
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…
project so the letter ”A” had lower quality, plus less commenting and jokes.