Below are the words that we have used for October 2022.
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Below are several other meanings for the word Phoenix (or Phenix).
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The percontation point was first suggested by Henry Denham, an English printer, in the late 1500s. It is also called the "rhetorical question mark." As the definition says it was intended to be used at the end of a rhetorical question. Unfortunately, it never caught on.
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Contranyms go by other names such as antagonym and autoantonym. However, one of the words associated with a contranym is Janus word. Janus words get their name from the Roman God Janus.
According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, Janus was the god of doorways and archways. Janus is represented by a double-faced head with or without a beard. At times to represent a four-way arch, he was depicted by a four-faced head.
| Day | Word |
|---|---|
| October 2 | Vibrissae |
| October 3 | Phoenix or Phenix |
| October 4 | Apastron |
| October 5 | Periastron |
| October 6 | Spindrift |
| October 9 | Nethermost |
| October 10 | Areology |
| October 11 | Bombinate |
| October 12 | Philately |
| October 13 | Withal |
| October 14 | Percontation Point |
| October 16 | Sprechgesang |
| October 17 | Diglot |
| October 18 | Accreditation |
| October 19 | Hyponym |
| October 20 | Frondescence |
| October 21 | Thither |
| October 24 | Hither |
| October 25 | Extrapolate |
| October 26 | Contranym |
| October 27 | Hallux |
| October 28 | Ensorcell |
| October 30 | Ramfeezled |
| October 31 | Lycanthropy |
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