Word Of The Day For Thursday October 4, 2018

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Thursday October 4, 2018

quincentenary

PRONUNCIATION: (kwin-sen-TEN-uh-ree)

MEANING: noun: A 500th anniversary. adjective: Of or relating to a 500th anniversary.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin quinque (five) + English centenary (100 years). Earliest documented use: 1877.

USAGE: “This month’s quincentenary is of a tragic event that caused untold suffering and still today leaves a legacy of poverty, racism, inequality, and elite wealth across four continents.” David Keys; Details of Horrific First Voyages in Transatlantic Slave Trade Revealed; The Independent (London, UK); Aug 18, 2018.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: The unrestricted competition so commonly advocated does not leave us the survival of the fittest. The unscrupulous succeed best in accumulating wealth. -Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th US president (4 Oct 1822-1893)

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