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"… so we repaired to a publick-house, took a friendly glass, and thus parted." — Peter Drake, Amiable Renegade: The Memoirs of Captain Peter Drake, 1671–1753, 1960 "… Warren repaired to the dining alcove off the kitchen … and ate dinner with Nina and the children, discussing their schoolwork and events of the day." — Kevin Starr, Embattled Dreams, 2002 We are all familiar with the verb repair used as a synonym of fix. But today's word, while it is a homograph and a homophone of the more familiar repair, is a slightly older and unrelated verb. Repair, the synonym of fix, comes via Anglo-French from the Latin reparare, a combination of the re- prefix and parare ("prepare"). Test Your Memory: What former Word of the Day refers to the study of the origin and forms of proper names?

WordReference.com Free Visual Dictionary & Thesaurus | Online Dictionary | Associated Words | Synonyms Dictionary at SnappyWords.com EasyDefine - Define multiple words quickly patrickrhone / journal Facts of the day Today is Monday, April 21, 2014. This is the 111th day of the year, with 254 days remaining in 2014. Fact of the Day: leaves Leaves manufacture food for a plant by photosynthesis. They are usually thin and flat, exposing a large surface area to the sun in order to collect energy by means of chlorophyll, the substance that gives them their characteristic green color. Holidays Feast day of St. Brazil: Tiradentes Day. Texas: San Jacinto Day. Indonesia: Kartini Day. Events 753 B.C.E. - Legend says Romulus and his twin brother, Remus, founded Rome. 1509 - Henry VIII became King of England. 1836 - Sam Houston's Texas army defeated the Mexicans at San Jacinto, assuring Texas independence. 1895 - Woodville Latham demonstrated motion picture projection in New York. 1940 - The quiz show "Take It or Leave It, " premiered on radio; this was the show that asked the "$64 Question." 1960 - The new city of Brasilia was declared the capital of Brazil, replacing Rio de Janeiro. Births Deaths

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