Friday, July 11, 2008

mnemonics, your ass

callipygian

PRONUNCIATION:
(kal-uh-PIJ-ee-uhn)

MEANING:

adjective: Having well-shaped buttocks.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Greek calli- (beautiful) + pyge (buttocks).
How I try to remember new words:
Callie called to her pigeon while leaning over the balcony, her callipygian form silhouetted in the fading light.
Have I mentioned how much I love A.Word.A.Day?

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