Word of the Day
More about omnia vincit amor
Omnia, “all, everything,” is the neuter plural of omnis, “all, every,” while amor means “love.” Vincit is a form of vincere, “to conquer, win,” which is also the source of the Word of the Day victorine. Omnia vincit amor was first recorded in English in the late 16th century.
EXAMPLE OF OMNIA VINCIT AMOR USED IN A SENTENCE
“Omnia vincit amor,” declared the officiant, and the couple began to exchange vows.
haplotype
noun
a combination of closely linked DNA sequences on one chromosome that are often inherited together.
More about haplotype
Haplotype is a compound of haplo-, meaning “single, simple,” and type, “kind, sort.” Both of these elements come from Ancient Greek. Haplotype was first recorded in English in the late 1960s, perhaps as a coinage by Italian geneticist Ruggero Ceppellini and his colleagues in 1967.
EXAMPLE OF HAPLOTYPE USED IN A SENTENCE
The Y-chromosome samples from subjects in southern Europe and the Middle East all had the same haplotype, pointing to a common ancestor in ancient Africa.
immensurable
adjective
incapable of being measured; limitless.
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More about immensurable
Immensurable is easily confused with immeasurable, and the resemblance is no coincidence. Both come from Late Latin mēnsūrābilis, “that can be measured,” from earlier Latin mētīrī, “to measure.” Immensurable was first recorded in English around 1530, more than a century after immeasurable.
EXAMPLE OF IMMENSURABLE USED IN A SENTENCE
Without the use of sonar to detect distance, the furthest depths of the ocean would still seem immensurable to scientists today.
