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Ivy ([personal profile] ivybgreenflower) wrote2005-01-05 08:30 pm

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xenelasy


[zen-NEE-luh-see] a law in ancient Sparta by which foreigners could be expelled at any time. The classical city-state equivalent of "the management reserves the right to refuse service to anyone." From Greek words meaning 'foreigner' and 'drive away'.

-8:31 PM


I decided to put a word of the day every day in my lj. :)

[identity profile] watchme-combust.livejournal.com 2005-01-06 02:46 am (UTC)(link)
I just love the sound of the word. That's all. It's fun to say.
pretty word.
Meaning isn't really significant.

[identity profile] living-in-ennui.livejournal.com 2005-01-06 05:29 am (UTC)(link)
1. I want to use some xenelasy on a select few people.
2. AWESOME FOR SCRABBLE

[identity profile] sapphsmum.livejournal.com 2005-01-06 12:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Great idea, I'll be checking back to improve my vocabulary!
Christina

[identity profile] ofstaticpallor.livejournal.com 2005-01-06 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
my grandmother was excommunicated.

this is totally irrelevant to your post. Maybe I should put a "totally irrelevant and useless bit of information of the day" in my posts.