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Also, at·ra·bil·iar.
Related forms
at·ra·bil·ious·ness, noun
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Atrabiliar
is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. 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
atrabilious
1650s, from L. atra bilis, translating Gk. melankholia "black bile" (see melancholy; also cf. bile). Atra is fem. of ater "black, dark," perhaps related to root of atrocity.
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