literatim | Word of the Day

December 02, 2017 literatim [lit-uh-rey-tim] adverb 1. letter-for-letter; literally. ways to say 'Tis the Season for Festive Holiday Phrases word facts Quacks and Other People Not To Be Trusted WORD OF THE DAY literatim continued... QUOTES Now this is fine--it is rich!--and we have half a mind to punish this young scribbler for his egotism by really publishing his effusion verbatim et literatim, as he has written it. -- Edgar Allan Poe, "The Literary Life of Thingum Bob, Esq.," Southern Literary Messenger, December 1844 ORIGIN Latin has many fossil word forms, usually nouns, used as adverbs, such as partim "partly, in part" (an old accusative singular of pars, stem part- "part, piece") and articulātim "piece by piece, piecemeal" from (articulātus "jointed"). Līterātim (also litterātim), however, is New Latin, coined or at least used by the great Renaissance scholar Desiderius Erasmus (1466?-1536). Literatim entered English in the 17th century. MORE FROM THE WEB OTHERS ARE READING 1 Our 2017 Word of the Year Is Complicit A reflection on words that impacted all of us this year. 2 Beautiful Quotes For The True Word Lover If you're fascinated by words, you may be a logophile. 3 History: Dictionary.com's Word of the Year To remember all of our past Word of the Year selections 4 This Quiz Could Be Macaronic Take your chance to scrimshank! 5 Wild Dance Idioms These Phrases Will Get You Moving © 2017 Dictionary.com, LLC. ABOUT CONTACT You are subscribed to the Word of the Day as: matzom229@gmail.com Subscriber since: September 06, 2017 Unsubscribe Dictionary.com, LLC. 555 12th Street Suite 500 Oakland CA 94607 Manage your subscription Terms & Privacy