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Bring the gift of language and laughter home for the holidays with The Merriam-Webster and Garfield Dictionary. http://www.m-w.com/book/diction/garfield.htm *************************************************************** The Word of the Day for December 17 is: conglobate \kahn-GLOH-bayt or kun-GLOH-bayt\ (verb) : to form into a round compact mass Example sentence: Jack alternately conglobated and flattened the bit of clay as he talked. Did you know? Sharp-eyed readers may have noticed the "globe" in "conglobate." The "globe" connection goes all the way back to Latin -- "conglobate" descends from the Latin verb "conglobare," which in turn comes from the prefix "con-" (meaning "with, together") and "globus" (meaning "globe"). "Conglobare" also means "to form into a ball," and in the 16th century it gave us the word "conglobe," of the same meaning. A century after "conglobe" first appeared in print, its cousin "conglobate" arrived on the scene. You may be wondering if the word "glob" is a relative too. "Glob" isn't linked directly to "conglobate," but it does have a possible link to "globe." Etymologists think that "glob" might have originated as a blend of "globe" and "blob." ---------------- Brought to you by Merriam-Webster, Inc. http://www.Merriam-Webster.com ---------------- ---------------- Brought to you by Merriam-Webster, Inc. http://www.Merriam-Webster.com ---------------- Subscribe or unsubscribe to Word of the Day via the Web at: http://www.Merriam-Webster.com/service/subinst.htm To join the list via e-mail, send a blank e-mail to: mw-wod-subscribe-request@listserv.webster.m-w.com To leave the list via e-mail, send a blank e-mail to: mw-wod-signoff-request@listserv.webster.m-w.com Questions about your subscription? Write to: mw-wod-request@listserv.webster.m-w.com Questions or comments about the Word of the Day? Write to: word@Merriam-Webster.com © 2001 by Merriam-Webster, Incorporated
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