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JadziaDax · 07-17-2003, 01:42 AM

The Word of the Day for July 17 is:

natatorial • \nay-tuh-TOR-ee-ul\ • (adjective) 1. of or relating to swimming; 2. adapted to or characterized by swimming

A little more information about today’s word:
A warm spring weekday morning; the town swimming hole beckons . . . and boys will be boys. "Mr. Foster [the town truant officer] knew very well where to find us. . . . at our vernal and natatorial frolics. . . ." confessed John Gould in The Christian Science Monitor (January 10, 1992), some 70 years after that warm spring day of his youth. The Latin verb "natare," meaning "to swim," gave English the word "natatorial" and its variant "natatory." It also gave us "natant" (swimming or floating in water); "supernatant" (floating on the surface); "natation" (the action or art of swimming); and last, but not least, "natatorium" (an indoor swimming pool).

My sentence (using definition #1):
Gertrude Ederle displayed her natatorial prowess when, at age 19, she became the first woman to swim the English Channel.

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

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07-17-2003, 01:42 AM	#105 (permalink)
JadziaDax Loser Location: who the fuck cares?	Word of the day July 17 The Word of the Day for July 17 is: natatorial • \nay-tuh-TOR-ee-ul\ • (adjective) 1. of or relating to swimming; 2. adapted to or characterized by swimming A little more information about today’s word: A warm spring weekday morning; the town swimming hole beckons . . . and boys will be boys. "Mr. Foster [the town truant officer] knew very well where to find us. . . . at our vernal and natatorial frolics. . . ." confessed John Gould in The Christian Science Monitor (January 10, 1992), some 70 years after that warm spring day of his youth. The Latin verb "natare," meaning "to swim," gave English the word "natatorial" and its variant "natatory." It also gave us "natant" (swimming or floating in water); "supernatant" (floating on the surface); "natation" (the action or art of swimming); and last, but not least, "natatorium" (an indoor swimming pool). My sentence (using definition #1): Gertrude Ederle displayed her natatorial prowess when, at age 19, she became the first woman to swim the English Channel. Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence?