Friday, August 8, 2008

Ya learn something everyday.

Word of the Day for Friday, August 8, 2008
vexillology \vek-sil-AHL-uh-jee\, noun:

The study of flags.

from Dictionary.com

2 comments:

Eric Valentine said...

Thats a new word to me also, I must remember it. :)

Anonymous said...

I just learned a cool one too. Maybe you'll like it. It dates back to 1879... International Scientific Vocabulary and is from the Latin word "balneum", meaning bath).

Main Entry: balneology
Pronunciation: \ˌbal-nē-ˈä-lə-jē\
Function: noun

Definition: the science of the therapeutic use of baths