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发信人: watergod (共工), 信区: English
标 题: A.Word.A.Day--nonet(转载)
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2000年10月24日18:40:53 星期二), 转信
【 以下文字转载自 watergod 的信箱 】
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nonet (no-NET) noun
1. A combination of nine instruments or voices.
2. A composition written for such a combination.
[Italian nonetto, from diminutive of nono, ninth, from Latin nonus.]
"Lovano leads a slightly different nonet in performances of his rich and
surprising charts."
ShortList, Village Voice, May 23, 2000.
(Tenon, a term from carpentry, is a projection on the end of a piece of wood
shaped for insertion into a mortise to make a joint. -Anu)
This week's theme: semordnilaps, or words that spell other words when reversed.
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I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine marriage and a
career. -Gloria Steinem, women's rights activist, editor (1934- )
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