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JadziaDax · 06-12-2003, 01:42 AM

The Word of the Day for June 12 is:

defenestration • \dee-feh-nuh-STRAY-shun\ • (noun) a throwing of a person or thing out of a window

A little more information about today’s word:
These days "defenestration" is often used figuratively to describe the forceful removal of someone from public office or from some other advantageous position. History’s most famous defenestration, however, was one in which the tossing out the window was quite literal. On May 23, 1618, two imperial regents were found guilty of violating certain guarantees of religious freedom. As punishment, they were thrown out the window of Prague Castle. The men survived the 50-foot tumble into the moat, but the incident, which became known as the Defenestration of Prague, marked the beginning of the Bohemian resistance to Hapsburg rule that eventually led to the Thirty Years' War.

My sentence:
Inspector Fry surveyed the scene and asked himself three questions: did the man fall out the window accidentally, did he jump, or was this a case of murder by defenestration?

Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition.

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06-12-2003, 01:42 AM	#65 (permalink)
JadziaDax Loser Location: who the fuck cares?	Word of the day June 12 The Word of the Day for June 12 is: defenestration • \dee-feh-nuh-STRAY-shun\ • (noun) a throwing of a person or thing out of a window A little more information about today’s word: These days "defenestration" is often used figuratively to describe the forceful removal of someone from public office or from some other advantageous position. History’s most famous defenestration, however, was one in which the tossing out the window was quite literal. On May 23, 1618, two imperial regents were found guilty of violating certain guarantees of religious freedom. As punishment, they were thrown out the window of Prague Castle. The men survived the 50-foot tumble into the moat, but the incident, which became known as the Defenestration of Prague, marked the beginning of the Bohemian resistance to Hapsburg rule that eventually led to the Thirty Years' War. My sentence: Inspector Fry surveyed the scene and asked himself three questions: did the man fall out the window accidentally, did he jump, or was this a case of murder by defenestration? Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence?