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obsequy (OB-se-kwee) noun
A funeral rite or ceremony. [Middle English obsequie, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin obsequiae, alteration (influenced by Latin exsequiae, funeral rites) of Latin obsequia, plural of obsequium, compliance.] "When (Anthony) Powell died, in March of last year, at the age of ninety-four, the New York Times Book Review devoted a Bookend column to the obsequy." Christopher Hitchens, An Omnivorous Curiosity, The Atlantic Monthly (Boston) Jun 2001. This week's theme: red-herring words. ............................................................................ All zoos actually offer the public, in return for the taxes spent upon them, is a form of idle witless amusement, compared to which a visit to the state penitentiary, or even a state legislature in session, is informing, stimulating and ennobling. -H.L. Mencken, writer, editor, and critic (1880-1956) Looking for a word or quotation previously featured in AWAD? They are all archived at http://wordsmith.org/awad/archives.html . For the theme list, see http://wordsmith.org/awad/themes.html . Alphabetical listing of the words is available at http://wordsmith.org/awad/wordlist.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/obsequy.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/obsequy.ram
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