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Jun. 28, 2014

clement

\KLEM-uhnt\

adjective
1. mild or merciful in disposition or character; lenient; compassionate: A clement judge reduced his sentence.
2. (of the weather) mild or temperate; pleasant.

Quotes

Truly men say of Titus that he is clement a... See full quote
-- G. A. Henty, For the Temple: A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem, 1888

Origin

Clement came to English in the mid-1400s from the Latin word... See full origin

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Fwd: precioso (2): Dictionary.com Spanish Word of the Day

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Spanish Word of the Day
Saturday, June 28, 2014

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precioso, adjective
beautiful, lovely, gorgeous; precious

Precioso is a word you will probably hear quite often. It’s a way of praising how things look:

un vestido precioso
a beautiful dress

Hace una mañana tan preciosa.
It’s such a lovely morning.

You also use it to describe babies, and small children.

¿Qué edad tiene esta niña tan preciosa?
How old is this gorgeous little girl?

It is used in the literal sense ‘of great value’ in the phrase piedras preciosas, precious stones.

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