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Ergo
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Example Sentences
- The ergo guy breezes through the office every few months to adjust our lumbar supports, but nothing ever fixed my slouch.
- Ergo an approach according to the new science of complexity is necessary, rather than detailed prescriptions.
- Ergo the idea for a museum that would contain those vaunted scents lost to history.
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ergo-
1a combining form meaning “work”: ergograph.
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| ergo2 (ˈɜːɡəʊ) | |
| —n | |
| informal short for ergometer | |
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Word Origin & History
ergo
c.1400, from L. ergo "therefore," possibly from *ex rogo "from the direction," from ex "out of" + root of regere "to guide" (see regal).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
ergo- pref.
Work: ergometer.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
ergo [(er-goh, ur-goh)]Latin word meaning “therefore”; usually used to show a logical conclusion: “Birds are warm-blooded animals, and reptiles are cold-blooded animals; ergo, no bird is a reptile.”
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
| ERGO Euthanasia Research and Guidance Organization |
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