HAUSSMANNIZE

Etymology

Verb

Haussmannize (third-person singular simple present Haussmannizes, present participle Haussmannizing, simple past and past participle Haussmannized)

(transitive) To destroy the old in order to build the new (in the manner of Baron Haussmann's rebuilding of Paris).

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

29 December 2024

CHRONIC

(adjective) being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; “chronic indigestion”; “a chronic shortage of funds”; “a chronic invalid”


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