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oooooo, naughty google word of the day

Originally posted by: pulse8
hmmm...that was the word of the day like a week ago.

Yeah that was last weeks...

Word of the Day for Wednesday April 5, 2006

cum \KUM; KUHM\, preposition:
With; along with; combined with; -- often used in combination.

In 1999 he finished converting an old dairy into a sort of
village -- a hip warren of apartments adjoining a
restaurant and bar, some art galleries, some studios, and
an "e-mat" (a laundromat-cum-cybercafé).
-- Bill Donahue, "Byte, Byte, Against the Dying of the
Light", [1]The Atlantic, May 2001

Pretty soon, we're digging up the lunch, washing it off at
a stand pipe and heading for the shed-cum-kitchen, where
the two burners are quickly pressed into working overtime.
-- Bob Granleese, "A bumper crop", [2]The Guardian,
September 14, 2002

The memorial service cum political rally for Senator
Wellstone brought the sacred low.
-- William J. Bennett, "A Party of Corruption?",
[3]National Review, November 4, 2002

Mark Humphrey, the rising star among interior designers,
has created a highly-collectable dual-function, chrome and
walnut candlestick-cum-rose vase.
-- Nick Pandya, "Making Christmas a one-off", [4]The
Guardian, November 2, 2002
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Cum is from the Latin cum, "with."

References

1. http://www.theatlantic.com/
2. http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardian/
3. http://www.nationalreview.com/
4. http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardian/

Dictionary.com Entry and Pronunciation

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=9&q=cum
 
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