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August 31, 2019 adventitious [ad-vuhn-tish-uhs] adjective 1. associated with something by chance rather than as an integral part; extrinsic. ways-to-say 11 Unique Words Or Phrases For Wedding Vows And Toasts slang The Greatest Language Hits Of Black Music WORD OF THE DAY adventitious continued... QUOTES It is not founded on organic strength, the delicate, ennobling mark of a good endowment, of sound blood and a sound character, but is in a curious way something adventitious, accidental, perhaps even usurped or stolen. -- Herman Hesse, The Glass Bead Game, translated by Richard and Clara Winston, 1969 ORIGIN Adventitious comes from the Medieval Latin adjective adventītius, from Latin adventīcius "coming from without, from abroad, foreign, external, made or happening by chance, casual." Adventīcius is a derivative of the verb advenīre "to come to, arrive at, reach" (formed from the preposition and prefix ad, ad- "to, toward" and the simple verb venīre "to come, be on the way, approach") and the suffix -īcius, used for forming adjectives from the past participle stems of verbs (here, advent- from adventum). The zoological or botanical sense "appearing in an abnormal or unusual position or place, as a root" dates from the second half of the 17th century. Adventitious dates from the early 17th century. MORE FOR YOU 1 These Are The Most Misspelled Words On Dictionary.com Have you ever typed a word into Dictionary.com just to see how it's spelled? Yup, us too. Here are the most misspelled words so far for 2019. 2 Spanish Expressions You May Have Overheard In Casual Conversations We've rounded up some less familiar Spanish terms abuzz in popular culture or conversation (you know, how people actually talk). A quick warning: There will be some strong language and adult content ahead. 3 Slang And Spelling Bees Influence Word Searches Over The Past Three Months Here are the top 10 most searched words over the past three months. 4 Exculpate, Mockumentary, Burpless, And Other Words That Trended On Dictionary.com This Past Week In this batch of trending words, we offer a "stirring" mix of 10 terms that trended (i.e., significantly increased by percentage measured against searches on the the previous day). 5 How The Letter "X" Creates More Gender-Neutral Language As our understanding of gender expands from the binary of male and female to include intersex, nonbinary, and transgender people, we are exploring new ways of describing gender identity and expression—and the letter X has the power to help. © 2019 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 400 Oakland CA 94607 Manage your subscription Terms & Privacy