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Word Of The Day
foursquare
PRONUNCIATION: (FOHR-skwair) MEANING: adjective: 1. Firm; unyielding. 2. Frank; forthright. 3. Square in shape. adverb: In a firm or forthright manner. ETYMOLOGY: From four + square, from Latin exquadrare (to square). Earliest documenteduse: before 1300. USAGE: "China does have one strength that this country lacks: a leadershipfoursquare behind modern science while America's carbon cavemenquestion the need for green energy." Froma Harrop; We're Indebted to an Unfriendly Nation; The DallasMorning News (Texas); Dec 22, 2010. Explore "foursquare" in the Visual Thesaurus. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own, which is the chief reason for that kind of reception it meets in the world, and that so very few are offended with it. -Jonathan Swift, satirist (1667-1745) |
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