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baccarat
27 April 2024 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (noun) A card game in which the winner is the player who holds two or three cards totaling closest to nine.
Synonyms: chemin de fer.
Usage: Because baccarat attracts wealthy players who place enormous bets, a casino can win or lose millions of dollars a night on the game.
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annunciation
26 April 2024 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (noun) A formal public statement.
Synonyms: proclamation, declaration, announcement.
Usage: A long and dramatic drum-roll signaled that a royal annunciation was about to be delivered.
arbor
25 April 2024 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (noun) A shady resting place in a garden or park, often made of rustic work or latticework on which plants, such as climbing shrubs or vines, are grown.
Synonyms: bower, pergola.
Usage: I never saw such a garden—large and shady, full of box-bordered paths, and lined with long grape-covered arbors with seats under them.