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edit · refresh · view Word of the day for September 7 split-second n (chiefly attributive) A stopwatch with two second hands, each of which may be stopped separately to time the intervals of a race by a sportsperson, or to time more than one sportsperson. A fraction of a second; hence (figurative, also attributive) a very short time period; an instant, a moment. The finals of several men’s and women’s backstroke, butterfly, freestyle, and medley para-swimming events of the 2024 Summer Paralympics take place today in Paris, France. ← yesterday | About Word of the Day • Nominate a word • Leave feedback | tomorrow →

edit · refresh · view Word of the day for September 6 bray v (intransitive) Of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry. (intransitive, by extension) To make a harsh, discordant sound like a donkey's bray. (transitive) To make or utter (a shout, sound, etc.) discordantly, loudly, or in a harsh and grating manner. [...] (transitive, archaic) To crush or pound, especially using a pestle and mortar. (transitive, British, chiefly Yorkshire, by extension) To hit (someone or something). ← yesterday | About Word of the Day • Nominate a word • Leave feedback | tomorrow →

edit · refresh · view Word of the day for September 5 ascesis n (Rigorous) self-discipline, particularly as a religious observance; asceticism. (Christianity, chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy and Catholicism, specifically) The praxis or "exercise" of asceticism and self-denial of impulses or passions for the sake of piety, theosis, and connection with God. ← yesterday | About Word of the Day • Nominate a word • Leave feedback | tomorrow →

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