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Superb Steve, I love a bit of etymology :D
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All credit to Susie Dent, who I have just seen is appearing near me soon.
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Incunabula

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Incunabula is the plural of the Latin word incunabulum, a cradle.
Evolving from its original meaning, incunabulum came to mean "place of birth" or "beginning." In the world of books, the word incunabula refers to books that were printed using metal type up to the year 1500.
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Balter!

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I'm good at that!! :rofl2:
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One that got past the MSN censor.
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Gibbo2286 wrote: 13 Jul 2025, 17:58 One that got past the MSN censor.
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Was that the novel by the Russian author Ivor Bolokoff? :-D
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No the composer Ripya corsetsoff.
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Anatidaephobia
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Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words.
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myglaren wrote: 18 Jul 2025, 17:21 Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words.
:lol: :lol:
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deltiology
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You are a card, posting that Steve!! :-D
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Terpsichorean
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Terpsichore is the name of a figure in Greek mythology, specifically the Muse of dance and choral song, whose name means "delight in dancing". The term "terpsichorean" is also derived from her name and describes anything related to dancing.



Or even a Terpsichorean Ecdysiast.
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An exotic dancer, strip-tease artist or simply a stripper, a person who sheds his or her clothes while dancing.
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Brilliant. Strictly come terpsichorean will be back on the BBC soon with a collection of a couple of known but mostly unknown celebrity terpsichorean ecdysiasts.
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