Word of the Day, October 24, 2022

[ ] October 24, 2022 Word of the Day [templet]( [Discuss]( Definition: (noun) A model or standard for making comparisons. Synonyms: [guide]( Usage: By using a templet, the artist was able to reproduce the exact same design on each of the tiles. Missing Idiom Contest The Free Dictionary has the largest collection of English idioms in the world. But we're always looking for more to add, and we want your help! Every so often we hear from users who have looked up an idiom on The Free Dictionary that it was not found in the database. Maybe it was some expression they heard at work, or some phrase they grew up hearing their grandmother say. If you know an idiom that isn't already defined on The Free Dictionary, [send it to us]( and you might win $150 USD. Complete English Spelling & Pronunciation Rules [Complete English Spelling Pronunciation Rules] The latest volume in our best-selling Grammar Book series! 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[More...]( Daily Grammar Lesson Postpositive Adjectives [Discuss]( While attributive adjectives are generally found before the noun they modify, especially in simple sentences, there are also many cases in which they are placed immediately after the noun ("postpositively"). Attributive adjectives almost always appear postpositively when they modify what kind of pronoun? [More...]( This Day in History Commercial Concorde Service Suspended (2003) [Discuss]( The Concorde, which began commercial operation in 1976, was the only supersonic passenger jet to provide long-standing service to the public. It was built through a partnership between Britain and France and became a source of national pride among their citizens. The Concorde could cross the Atlantic in just over three hours, but the aircraft was retired in 2003 due to falling demand, rising maintenance costs, and safety issues. What caused the first and only fatal Concorde crash in 2000? [More...]( Today's Birthday Rafael Leonidas Trujillo (1891) [Discuss]( Trujillo was president of the Dominican Republic from 1930–38 and 1942–52, but from 1930 onward, even during the periods when he was not officially in office, he retained absolute, dictatorial control over the country. Though he introduced a degree of economic modernization, he was an autocratic and ruthless leader. He stripped his people of their civil and political liberties and pursued a racist policy of anti-Haitianism. What role did the CIA purportedly play in Trujillo's 1961 assassination? [More...]( Today's Holiday Disarmament Week [Discuss]( The [United Nations]( [Disarmament]( Week, observed between October 24 and October 30, was established in 1978. It begins on October 24, the anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, now observed as [United Nations Day](. Observance revolves around raising public awareness of the dangers of the arms race and the need for international disarmament. 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