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The Word of the Day for April 6 is:=20
ambrosia =01=07 \am-BRO-zhuh\ =01=07 (noun)=20 1 a : the food of the Greek and Roman gods b : the ointme= nt or perfume of the gods=20 *2 : something extremely pleasing to taste or smell=20 3 : a dessert made of oranges and shredded coconut=20 Example sentence: "We feasted that evening as on nectar and ambrosia; and n= ot the least delight of the entertainment was the smile of gratification with which our hostess regarded us, as we= =20 satisfied our famished appetites on the delicate fare she liberally supplied." (Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre)=20 Did you know? "Ambrosia" literally means "immortality" in Greek; it is = a derivative of the Greek word "ambrotos," meaning "immorta= l," which combines the prefix "a-" (meaning "not") with=20 "-mbrotos" (meaning "mortal"). In Greek and Roman mythology, only immortals -- gods and goddesses -- could eat ambrosia. Th= ose mythological gods and goddesses also drank "nectar," whic= h,=20 in its original sense, refers to the "drink of the gods."=20 (Even today, you'll often find the words "ambrosia" and "nectar" in ea= ch other's company.) While the "ambrosia" of the gods preven= ted death, we mere mortals use "ambrosia" in reference to thi= ngs that just taste or smell especially delicious.
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