This week has ruined my life
President George W. Bush personal literacy improvement plan:
Word of the day for Saturday September 3, 2005
na·dir
n.
[Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Arabic na
r (as-samt), opposite (the zenith), from na
ara, to see, watch. See n
r in Semitic Roots.]
Word of the day for Saturday September 3, 2005
na·dir
n.
- Astronomy. A point on the celestial sphere directly below the observer, diametrically opposite the zenith.
- The lowest point: the nadir of their fortunes.
[Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Arabic na
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