apiary
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piˌɛr
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| —n , pl -aries | |
| a place where bees are kept, usually in beehives | |
| [C17: from Latin apiārium from apis bee] | |
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Apiary
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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Word Origin & History
apiary
1650s, from L. apiarium "beehouse, beehive," neut. of apiarius "of bees," from apis "bee," a mystery word unrelated to any similar words in other I.E. languages. Related: Apiarist (1816).
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Example sentences
My friendly contact at the apiary explained that marking involved putting a dot on the queen so she could be more easily spotted.
The department registers all apiary sites in the state.
Place it in a suitable container and remove from the apiary.
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