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Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Today’s Word

defenestration
Pronunciation: dE-“fe-n&-‘strA-sh&n
Function: noun
Etymology: de- + Latin fenestra window
1 : a throwing of a person or thing out of a window
2 : a usually swift dismissal or expulsion (as from a political party or office)
– de·fen·es·trate dE-‘fe-n&-“strAt/ transitive verb

ADDENDUM the First
To clarify, I have only wanted to defenestrate things/people. I have yet to actually throw something out a window.

But if the computers in my life don’t get their acts together, it may well happen.

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