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JadziaDax · 10-02-2003, 01:08 AM

The Word of the Day for October 2 is:

convoluted • \KAHN-vuh-loo-tud\ • (adjective) 1. having convolutions; 2. involved, intricate

A little more information about today’s word:
Convolutions, in the concrete sense, are folded, winding shapes. (The irregular ridges on our brain are convolutions.) "Convoluted" and "convolution" are from Latin "volvere," meaning "to roll." "Volvere" has given English many words, but one of the following is NOT from "volvere." Can you pick it out? vault voluminous volley voluble devolve The path from "vault" to "volvere" leads (rather convolutedly) through Middle English, Anglo-French, and Vulgar Latin to Latin "volutus," past participle of "volvere." "Voluble" meant "rolling easily" before it meant "speaking readily," and "voluminous" first meant "consisting of many folds." "Devolve" ("to pass down," as in "the stewardship devolved upon the son") once meant literally "to roll down." The word that doesn’t belong is "volley." It’s from Latin "volare," meaning "to fly."

My sentence (using definition #2):
According to my sister’s convoluted reasoning, I still owed her $20.

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

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10-02-2003, 01:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
JadziaDax Loser Location: who the fuck cares?	Word of the day October 2 The Word of the Day for October 2 is: convoluted • \KAHN-vuh-loo-tud\ • (adjective) 1. having convolutions; 2. involved, intricate A little more information about today’s word: Convolutions, in the concrete sense, are folded, winding shapes. (The irregular ridges on our brain are convolutions.) "Convoluted" and "convolution" are from Latin "volvere," meaning "to roll." "Volvere" has given English many words, but one of the following is NOT from "volvere." Can you pick it out? vault voluminous volley voluble devolve The path from "vault" to "volvere" leads (rather convolutedly) through Middle English, Anglo-French, and Vulgar Latin to Latin "volutus," past participle of "volvere." "Voluble" meant "rolling easily" before it meant "speaking readily," and "voluminous" first meant "consisting of many folds." "Devolve" ("to pass down," as in "the stewardship devolved upon the son") once meant literally "to roll down." The word that doesn’t belong is "volley." It’s from Latin "volare," meaning "to fly." My sentence (using definition #2): According to my sister’s convoluted reasoning, I still owed her $20. Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence?