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Dave Chappelle On Why He Left Comedy And The Country In A Sit-Down Interview With CBS

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Dave Chappelle On Why He Left Comedy And The Country In A Sit-Down Interview With CBS

greenwood: Word of the day for March 21, 2017

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Word of the day is greenwood : A forest in full leaf, as in summer. Wood that is green; in other words, not seasoned. Today is the United Nations’ International Day of Forests.

mandil: Word of the day for March 20, 2017

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Word of the day is mandil : (chiefly Persia, obsolete) A turban; cloth used to make a turban. Nowruz, the Persian New Year, falls on this day in 2017.

in spades: Word of the day for March 19, 2017

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Word of the day is in spades : (idiomatic) In large quantities; to a high degree; to excess, without restraint. (idiomatic) Beyond doubt.

gnarly: Word of the day for March 18, 2017

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Word of the day is gnarly : Having or characterized by gnarls; gnarled. (slang) Excellent; attractive. (slang, US) Dangerous; difficult. (slang, US) Unpleasant, awful, ugly. (slang, US) Of music or a sound: harsh. The Odd Couple, the second studio album by American soul duo Gnarls Barkley, was released digitally on this day in 2008.

shillelagh: Word of the day for March 17, 2017

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Word of the day is shillelagh : (Ireland) A wooden (especially oaken) club ending with a large knob. Any cudgel, whether or not of Irish origin. Today is Saint Patrick's Day, the feast day of the patron saint of Ireland.

axiom: Word of the day for March 16, 2017

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Word of the day is axiom : (philosophy) A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved. (logic, mathematics, proof theory) A fundamental assumption that serves as a basis for deduction of theorems (for example, "Through a pair of distinct points there passes exactly one straight line", and "All right angles are congruent"); a postulate. An established principle in some artistic practice or science that is universally received.