Word of the Day, April 14, 2023

April 14, 2023 [The Free Dictionary]( Word of the Day [schoolman]( [Discuss]( Definition: (noun) A scholar who is skilled in academic disputation. Synonyms: [academician]( Usage: The symposium was scheduled to end at seven, but the schoolman continued to lecture the group for an additional hour. Missing Idiom Contest The Free Dictionary has the largest collection of English idioms in the world. But we are 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. The Farlex Financial Dictionary [The Farlex Financial Dictionary] New! Define your success with the essential financial and business dictionary. ✔ 19,000+ entries covering both basic and advanced concepts—nearly 4X more than the leading financial dictionary! ✔ Cut through the jargon with clear, in-depth definitions backed by industry expertise. [Buy now]( Idiom of the Day [stand on the shoulders of giants]( — To make discoveries, insights, or progress due to the discoveries or previous work of great minds that have come before. ["More...]( [Idiom video]( Article of the Day Amazon.com [Discuss]( Amazon.com is the largest and one of the most widely known e-commerce shopping sites on the Web. The company was founded as an online bookstore by Jeff Bezos in 1995. It soon diversified its product lines, adding DVDs, electronics, furniture, and more. Its initial "slow growth" business plan was effective: when the Internet "bubble" burst and many e-companies went out of business, Amazon persevered. Why was the company sued by Barnes & Noble and Walmart in the late 1990s? [More...]( Daily Grammar Lesson Appellations [Discuss]( When a person has additional words added to their name (known as an appellation), this becomes part of the proper noun and is also capitalized. However, some linguists identify these not as proper names but as what? [More...]( This Day in History Public Kinetoscope Parlor Opens in New York (1894) [Discuss]( The kinetoscope is an early motion picture exhibition device that creates the illusion of movement by conveying a filmstrip of sequential images over a light source with a high-speed shutter. The first public kinetoscope parlor was opened in New York City in 1894 and introduced the basic approach that would become the standard for all cinematic projection before the advent of video. The venue had 10 machines, each showing a different short movie. How much did it cost to view all 10 films? [More...]( Today's Birthday Frank Serpico (1936) [Discuss]( Serpico is a retired New York City police officer who is most famous for being the first officer in US history to testify about widespread police corruption. Just months before he testified in 1971, he was shot in the face during a drug bust under suspicious circumstances, leading some to believe that corrupt officers had set him up. Shortly thereafter, Serpico, a film based on his life and starring Al Pacino, was released. When asked why he testified, what did Serpico respond? [More...]( Today's Holiday Takayama Matsuri [Discuss]( Held twice a year in Japan, in the spring and the autumn, the [Takayama]( Festival is famous for its elaborately decorated yatai (festival floats), which are adorned with beautiful fabrics, lacquered wood, and patterned metals. Twelve of these floats appear at the April festival, held at Takayama's [Hie Shrine]( and 11 participate in the October festival. Some yatai feature performances of [kabuki]( (puppet plays), often performed by mechanical marionettes. A highlight of the festival is the parade of gongs known as tokeigaku, which produce a unique kind of folk music. [More...]( Quote of the Day [Discuss]( Nothing leads so straight to futility as literary ambitions without systematic knowledge. [H.G. Wells]( (1866-1946) Mobile apps from TheFreeDictionary.com [The Free Dictionary Classic Free App] The classic free version, downloaded more than 6 million times! - Multiple dictionaries, encyclopedias, and thesauruses in one place. - 14 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese, Dutch, Norwegian, Greek, Arabic, Polish, Turkish, and Russian. - Online translations of English into more than 40 languages, plus dozens of other translation options. 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