Word of the Day, April 19, 2023

April 19, 2023 [The Free Dictionary]( Word of the Day [melange]( [Discuss]( Definition: (noun) A mixture. Synonyms: [mishmash]( [farrago]( [hodgepodge]( [mingle-mangle]( [oddments]( [odds and ends]( [omnium-gatherum]( [ragbag]( Usage: The movie was a strange melange of romance, science fiction, comedy, and drama. 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! 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[More...]( Daily Grammar Lesson Defining Complex Sentences [Discuss]( Complex sentences are one of the four main sentence structures. They are made up of one independent clause (or "main clause") and one or more dependent clauses. What do we use complex sentences to indicate? [More...]( This Day in History The World's First Space Station Is Launched (1971) [Discuss]( The world's first space station, the Soviet Salyut 1, was launched in 1971. The cosmonauts aboard the Soyuz 11 spacecraft were the first to enter, remaining aboard for 22 days. By 1982, five more Salyut space stations had been orbited successfully, two of them for military purposes. By rotating the crews regularly, the Soviets were able to staff the stations for extended periods. All the Salyut space stations decayed and are no longer in orbit. What happened to Salyut 1? [More...]( Today's Birthday Glenn Seaborg (1912) [Discuss]( In 1940, American chemist Glenn Seaborg and his colleagues discovered plutonium. He soon joined the Manhattan Project and was instrumental in the development of the atomic bomb, which he unsuccessfully pressed President Truman not to use on civilian targets. In 1951, he and Edwin McMillan shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on transuranium elements. During his lifetime, Seaborg held dozens of patents—among them the only patents ever issued for what? [More...]( Today's Holiday Cerealia [Discuss]( [Ceres]( was the ancient Roman goddess of grain and of harvests, often identified with the Greek goddess Demeter. The festival known as Cerealia was observed at various locations only by Roman matrons, who, for several days preceding the festival, abstained from wine and other carnal pleasures. People who were in mourning were not allowed to appear at the celebration. For this reason, the Cerealia was not observed after the [Battle of Cannae]( when 50,000 Roman troops were killed by [Hannibal](. 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