2022-11-07

Published: 2022-11-07

Words that I added to Anki on 2022-11-07.

The contents were automatically generated except notes part.

word list

• beshrew
• timbre
• conurbation
• landlocked
• halfwit
• mint
• numismatics
• bas-relief
• countenance
• pro tem

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beshrew

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• archaic
• be- (suffix forming intensive verbs) + obsolete shrew (to curse) < obsolete shrew (a wicked person), which is generally thought to be a figurative use of shrew (a small insectivorous mammal resembling a mouse)

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timbre

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• French timbre (small bell)
• retains French pronunciation

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conurbation

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• Latin con- + urbs (city)
• cf. urban

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landlocked

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halfwit

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• half + wit

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mint

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• Latin monēta (mint) > English money
• Japanese 造幣局

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numismatics

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• French numismatique < Latin nomisma (coin)

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bas-relief

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• French bas-relief < bas (low) + relief (relief (moulding, carving, stamping, etc., in which the design stands out from a plane surface so as to have a natural and solid appearance)) < Latin relevō (I raise, I lighten)
• cf. low relief, high relief

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countenance

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• cf. contain

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pro tem

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• shortened from pro tempore < Latin prō tempore < prō (for) + ablative of tempus (time)