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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
What does this word mean? (I know I could look it up but I want you to tell me! DON'T look it up before you give your definition!) hebdomadally |
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Romy Senior Member
since 2000-05-28
Posts 1170Plantation, Florida |
sounds like, "he better not dally" |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
hey I have seen that word atleast once before in my life... and was stuck up (scourged thru little handy dictionaries ) finding its meaning and now I can't remember perfectly... the book was on the topic of 'time' and 'eras', 'periods' etc... don't know the name, stole  it to read from my dad's "Masters in English literature" 'study shelf'... Therefore, I have a feeling, this has to do something with annually, biennally... like in periods in number of a quantity of intervals of time...or ... maybe letys split it up heb-do-mad-ally if that is correct way to call the word, lets see heb for hebrew... do for domestic... of life etc... mad - we all know... ally - friend now what could a mad domestic hebrew friend be called? hebdomadally is that word so old...or no, this could be an adverb... with the word being hebdomadal-ly and pronounced heb-do-ma-dal-ly does it make any sense??? two is very likely so is three, but let me go with intution and think hebdo-ma-dally dally from daily hebdo like hepto... well lets see daily weekly fortnightly monthly yearly... annually... biennally hepto-ma-daily... in seven days?? yeah that's it... most probably... just a guess... but definitely has to be something to do with time... OKAY TELL ME SOON, I AM DYING... to know... please...  regards, sudhir |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
I have a malady for sleeplessness... no, not tranquilizers... but S L E E P...  regards, sudhir P.S. I am waiting here... or shall I wait till the morn.... to check   |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Sudhir!!! You amaze me!! You're right! Now it's YOUR turn to try and stump us! |
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Severn Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-17
Posts 7704 |
Sheesh Suddy...you snatched my chance... (I knew it...truly I did...pah, hope none of you believe me...) K |
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Jamie Member Elite
since 2000-06-26
Posts 3168Blue Heaven |
I would have bet that it meant weekly Jamie Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito. - Virgil. "Yield thou not to adversity, but press on the more bravely". |
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Jamie Member Elite
since 2000-06-26
Posts 3168Blue Heaven |
and i just looked it up--- according to my dictionary it is an adjective meaning - Weekly- |
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