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Monstrosities
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
monstrosity
1550s, "abnormality of growth," from L.L. monstrositas "strangeness," from L. monstrosus, a collateral form of monstruosus (cf. Fr. monstruosité); see monster. Sense of "quality of being monstrous" is first recorded 1650s. Noun meaning "a monster" is attested from 1640s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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