Fwd: A.Word.A.Day--lychnobite
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There's a word for those night owl children of ours.
~Kelly
Kelly Lovejoy
Conference Coordinator
Live and Learn Unschooling Conference
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From: Wordsmith <wsmith@...>
This week's theme: words related to sleep.
lychnobite (LIK-nuh-byt) noun
One who works at night and sleeps during the day.
[From Greek lychnos (lamp) + bios (life).]
-Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org)
"Before the enfeebled of the dull-eyed lychnobite of the press could
succumb to its influence, the cheerful voice of the magician awoke
him."
Observer Journal (Dunkirk, New York); Nov 5, 1887.
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There's a word for those night owl children of ours.
~Kelly
Kelly Lovejoy
Conference Coordinator
Live and Learn Unschooling Conference
http://www.LiveandLearnConference.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Wordsmith <wsmith@...>
This week's theme: words related to sleep.
lychnobite (LIK-nuh-byt) noun
One who works at night and sleeps during the day.
[From Greek lychnos (lamp) + bios (life).]
-Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org)
"Before the enfeebled of the dull-eyed lychnobite of the press could
succumb to its influence, the cheerful voice of the magician awoke
him."
Observer Journal (Dunkirk, New York); Nov 5, 1887.
________________________________________________________________________
More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! -
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