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Sep. 12, 2014
Word of the Day

rejectamenta Audio Pronunciation
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\ri-jek-tuh-MEN-tuh\
noun
1. things or matter rejected as useless or worthless.
Quotes
On these rejectamenta (as they accumulate they form a cup-shaped structure) the young are born.
-- Charles Olson, "The Kingfishers," 1949
Origin
Rejectamenta is derived from a New Latin construction meaning "things thrown back." It entered English in the 1800s.
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