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This document provides word trivia facts in short paragraphs. It shares that "Polish" is the only word that changes meaning based on capitalization. It also notes that "rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel, and "mayday" comes from the French term "M'aides" meaning "help me." Additionally, it states that "avocado" derives from Spanish words meaning "testicle" and that "town" is the oldest word in the English language.

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Yana Tuna

This document provides word trivia facts in short paragraphs. It shares that "Polish" is the only word that changes meaning based on capitalization. It also notes that "rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel, and "mayday" comes from the French term "M'aides" meaning "help me." Additionally, it states that "avocado" derives from Spanish words meaning "testicle" and that "town" is the oldest word in the English language.

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KNOWING

A WORD

WORD TRIVIA

Word n. A speech sound or


combination of sounds which has
come to signify and communicate a
particular idea or thought and which
functions as the smallest meaningful
unit of language when used in
isolation.

READY???

CREDITS

POLISH
It is the only word in the English
language that when capitalized is
changed from a noun or a verb to
a nationality.

CREDITS

RHYTHM
The longest english word without
a vowel.

CREDITS

MAYDAY
It comes from the French term
Maides and means, Help Me

Bountiful
Mother
Alma Mater means?

AVOCADO
It is derived from the Spanish
word aguacate which is derived
from ahuacati which means
testicle.

TOWN
It is the oldest word in the English
language.

GIRL
The

only English word that


appeared only once in the Bible.
Old TestamentJoel 3:3

SET
Of all the words in English, it
has the most definition.

(192 according to Oxford English Dictionary)

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s

The longest word in the English


language according to the Oxford
English Dictionary.

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