Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 04:21 PM 11/18/2006, you wrote: >> but you get at least the prize for the most difficult words per >> square line ;-) > >I imagine the charred carcass of an overheated thesaurus smoldering >on the floor not far from his keyboard. My favorite software thesaurus/dictionary is by Babylon. You can highlight any word and click with the wheel on your mouse and an automatic box comes up with definition, etymology, and possible synonyms. I use it all the time when keywording photos for stock. etymology noun (plural etymologies) an account of the origins and the developments in meaning of a word. [] etymological adjective etymologically adverb etymologist noun etymologize or etymologise verb [] ME: from OFr. ethimologie, via L. from Gk etumologia, from etumologos 'student of etymology', from etumon, neut. singular of etumos 'true'. etymology noun DERIVATION, word history, development, origin, source. It is well worth the price: http://www.babylon.com/ Tina Tina Manley, ASMP, NPPA http://www.tinamanley.com