A.Word.A.Day--irenic

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Aug 18, 2010

This week's theme
Words that appear beheaded

This week's words
estival
auteur
irenic

Eirene holding the child Plutus (wealth). Translation: Peace raises wealth.
Roman copy of a Greek statue by Kephisodotos (c. 370 BCE)

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A.Word.A.Day

with Anu Garg

irenic

PRONUNCIATION:

(eye-REN-ik, eye-REE-nik)

MEANING:

adjective: Promoting peace or conciliation.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Greek eirene (peace). Eirene/Irene was the Greek personification of peace.

USAGE:

"Kate Neal's Hourly Scrutinising floated ecstatically, emphasising irenic calm and harmony."
Peter McCallum; A Beautiful Darwinian Experience; The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia); Nov 21, 2009.

Explore "irenic" in the Visual Thesaurus.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

You desire to know the art of living, my friend? It is contained in one phrase: make use of suffering. -Henri Frederic Amiel, philosopher and writer (1821-1881)

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