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More about gazetteer
Gazetteer is ultimately based on gazeta, the Venetian word for “newspaper.” In this Romance language spoken in Venice, gazeta originally referred to a coin used to purchase a newspaper and may come from Venetian gaza, “magpie,” after the bird markings on the coins. Gazetteer was first recorded in English at the turn of the 17th century.
EXAMPLE OF GAZETTEER USED IN A SENTENCE
The tourists relied on a detailed gazetteer as they traveled around the Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland.
anamnesis
noun
the recollection or remembrance of the past; reminiscence.
More about anamnesis
Anamnesis comes from the Ancient Greek verb anamimnḗskein, “to remember” or, literally, “to call to mind again.” Ancient Greek aná means “again, back, re-,” while mimnḗskein, “to call to mind,” is also the source of amnesia and amnesty. Anamnesis was first recorded in English in the 1650s.
EXAMPLE OF ANAMNESIS USED IN A SENTENCE
During a period of intense anamnesis, the patient recalled several nearly forgotten memories of his childhood that he hadn’t thought about in years.
ginkgo
noun
a large shade tree native to China, having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy seeds with edible kernels.
More about ginkgo
Ginkgo is a misspelling of Japanese ginkyō, with German physician Engelbert Kaempfer responsible for the original error in the early 1690s. The gin- element means “silver” and is related to Mandarin yín, while the kyō part means “apricot” and is cognate to Mandarin xìng. Gingko was first recorded in English in the early 1770s.
EXAMPLE OF GINKGO USED IN A SENTENCE
The immense ginkgo cast an even larger shadow over the park’s grounds.