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IcyPeas

(25,160 posts) Tue Feb 8, 2022, 08:06 PM Feb 2022

Word of the day is ‘inquination’ (15th century): the action of polluting, defiling, or corrupting.

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comes from the Latin:

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Word of the day is 'inquination' (15th century): the action of polluting, defiling, or corrupting. (Original Post) IcyPeas Feb 2022 OP

Discribes tfg perfectly I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2022 #1

funny you say that. Susie Dent is British and IcyPeas Feb 2022 #2

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1. Discribes tfg perfectly

Tue Feb 8, 2022, 08:37 PM

Feb 2022

(25,160 posts)

2. funny you say that. Susie Dent is British and

Tue Feb 8, 2022, 08:39 PM

Feb 2022

she often posts words that are reflective of something currently going on in the UK (i.e., Boris Johnson).