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mackle
verb
to blur, as from a double impression in printing
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- First used in 1585–95.
- A variant of earlier macle, makle; earlier macule (from the Latin macula, “spot, blemish”). Cf. with immaculate.
EXAMPLES OF MACKLE
- The printer malfunctioned and mackled the entire batch of invitations.
- The old printing press often mackles pages, creating double images.
kerplunk
adverb
with or as if with a sudden muffled thud
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opsimath
[ op-suh-math ]
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noun
a person who begins to learn late in life
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- Formed from the Greek opsimathēs, from opse, “late” + -mathēs, adj. derivative of manthánein, “learn.”
- Compare with polymath and chrestomathy.
EXAMPLES OF OPSIMATH
- The opsimath eagerly enrolled in university courses, proving that it’s never too late to learn.
As an opsimath, she enjoyed challenging herself with new academic subjects well into her senior years.
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