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If you think guitars and drums and pianos are all there is to the world of musical instruments, you're missing out on a wealth of incredible sounds — not to mention some pretty interesting vocabulary.
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Selfies haven't been around that long, but the way some people love to love themselves is as old as the ancient Greek myth about poor old Narcissus. June 21 is National Selfie Day, so it's a fine time to look at words related to this modern form of self-absorption.
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The latest holiday no one gets off from work is National Fragrance Day — March 21. In the spirit of the smelliest of holidays, take a whiff of these odor-related words.
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In honor of National Inventor's Day, here's our salute to the ingenious vocabulary of new ideas.
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National Hat Day is this month. Here's a collection of fashionable, practical, and unusual words for hats, hoods, and other headgear.
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We're at about the darkest time of the year, so why not brighten things up with the lexicon of light?
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If you can't say anything nice (or know someone who fits that description), read this column! The lexicon of beastliness is as sweet as the boors themselves are bitter.
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