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Want to get published? Here's your chance to get recognized. Click to learn more! Sponsored by Penguin Putnam Publishing. http://www.insidesessions.com/promos/promowriting.asp?rid=749 *************************************************************** The Word of the Day for January 21 is: aggress \uh-GRESS\ (verb) : to commit aggression : to act aggressively Example sentence: Certain indicators, such as irritability, can indicate an animal's likelihood to aggress. Did you know? "Aggress" and its more familiar relatives "aggression" and "aggressive" derive from the Latin verb "aggredi," meaning "to approach, attack, undertake." When "aggress" was first used in English in the 16th century, it meant "to approach," but that use is now obsolete. The current meaning of the word has been with us since the early 18th century. Back then, the noun "aggress" ("an attack") appeared occasionally as well, but time has relegated that use to obsolescence, too. ---------------- Brought to you by Merriam-Webster, Inc. http://www.Merriam-Webster.com ---------------- Subscribe or unsubscribe to Word of the Day via the Web at: http://www.Merriam-Webster.com/service/subinst.htm To join the list via e-mail, send a blank e-mail to: mw-wod-subscribe-request@listserv.webster.m-w.com To leave the list via e-mail, send a blank e-mail to: mw-wod-signoff-request@listserv.webster.m-w.com Questions about your subscription? Write to: mw-wod-request@listserv.webster.m-w.com Questions or comments about the Word of the Day? Write to: word@Merriam-Webster.com © 2002 by Merriam-Webster, Incorporated
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