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Today's Word:
Levirate (verb)
Pronunciation: ['le-vê-reyt, -rêt, le-'vi-rêt]
Definition: The practice of marrying the widow of one's brother, as required by ancient Hebrew law or followed by some native North American nations.
Usage: Not very common any more in the English-speaking world, which explains the uncertainty about the pronuciation.
Suggested Usage: Best used when you want to talk about marrying your brother's wife and only want subscribers to yourDictionary.com's Word of the Day to understand what you are talking about. See also sororate (sê-'ro-rêt) "to marry your wife's sister or sisters, usually after the wife has died or proven barren." Terms like these should allay any concerns that women are making no headway in their struggle for equal rights.
(FYI, today's Spanish word was coño.)
Today's Word:
Levirate (verb)
Pronunciation: ['le-vê-reyt, -rêt, le-'vi-rêt]
Definition: The practice of marrying the widow of one's brother, as required by ancient Hebrew law or followed by some native North American nations.
Usage: Not very common any more in the English-speaking world, which explains the uncertainty about the pronuciation.
Suggested Usage: Best used when you want to talk about marrying your brother's wife and only want subscribers to yourDictionary.com's Word of the Day to understand what you are talking about. See also sororate (sê-'ro-rêt) "to marry your wife's sister or sisters, usually after the wife has died or proven barren." Terms like these should allay any concerns that women are making no headway in their struggle for equal rights.
(FYI, today's Spanish word was coño.)
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