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Old November 15th, 2021, 12:30 PM
Efrem G Mallach
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Default Re: [Dixonary] Rnd 3209 RYIJY - call for votes

Voting for the two that propose an etymology, implausible though it (and they) may be: 2 and 7.

Efrem

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> On Nov 14, 2021, at 5:26 PM, Johnb - co.uk <johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk> wrote:
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> Below are 14 definitions for this word. 1 is from a dictionary - they have been sorted so that they are not in the order submitted
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> Please vote publicly for two of these definitions before 22: 00 GMT Tuesday
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> JohnnyB
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> 2. a dark and storm-like cloud formation, typically found in Iceland, proposed as a type of cloud in 2010 by the Cloud Appreciation Society and added to the International Cloud Atlas as a supplementary feature in 2018. The name means "roughness" in Icelandic.
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> 7. a 1932 proposal for the reform of English spelling by philanthropist J.. Jefferson Ridge (1887- 1935), named for the spelling of his name according to his system; also, the phonetic analysis on which the proposal was based.
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