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edit · refresh · view Word of the day for May 31 contain multitudes v (intransitive, idiomatic) To have a complex and apparently paradoxical nature; to be inconsistent, especially in a way that is ultimately admirable or noble. The American poet Walt Whitman, from whose work “Song of Myself” (1855) the term derives, was born on this day 205 years ago in 1819. ← yesterday | About Word of the Day • Nominate a word • Leave feedback | tomorrow →

edit · refresh · view Word of the day for May 30 BANANA n (informal, humorous, derogatory, often attributively) One who objects to the building of any structure in their neighbourhood, especially in public policy debate. ← yesterday | About Word of the Day • Nominate a word • Leave feedback | tomorrow →

edit · refresh · view Word of the day for May 29 Mount Everest proper n A mountain in the Himalayas, on the border of Solukhumbu district, Koshi, Nepal and Tingri County, Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China; the world's highest mountain. Mount Everest n (figurative) An endeavour that is very demanding yet rewarding; also, a thing which is the highest achievement, challenge, etc.; the epitome, the pinnacle, the ultimate. The mountaineers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, who were members of a British expedition, became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest—the highest mountain in the world—on this day in 1953. ← yesterday | About Word of the Day • Nominate a word • Leave feedback | tomorrow →

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