Word
of the Day for Friday 26th September 2014
Rejectamenta \ri-jek-tuh-MEN-tuh\
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Noun
1. Things or matter rejected as useless or worthless.
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Quotes
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On these rejectamenta (as they accumulate they
form a cup-shaped structure) the young are born.
-- Charles Olson, "The Kingfishers," 1949
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Origin
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Rejectamenta is
derived from a New Latin construction meaning "things thrown
back." It entered English in the 1800’s.
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