TAURID

Tau"rid, n. [Taurus + 1st -id.] (Astron.)

Definition: Any of a group of meteors appearing November 20-23; -- so called because they appear to radiate from a point in Taurus.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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