BLURB

endorsement, indorsement, blurb

(noun) a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); “the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

blurb (plural blurbs)

A short description of a book, film, or other work, written and used for promotional purposes.

Verb

blurb (third-person singular simple present blurbs, present participle blurbing, simple past and past participle blurbed)

(transitive) To write or quote in a blurb.

(transitive) To supply with a blurb.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

25 April 2024

TYPIFY

(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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