30 July 2008

A Word With Moshammer's Ghost


hippocantus

Function: noun

Etymology: Greek hippo one of the mythical Oceanids, Latin cantus singing

Date: unknown

1: the song of an Oceanid, a mythical female patroness of a body of water, whether a siren, mermaid, or nereid: That's a mesmerizing hippocantus, Odysseus.

Hotcha! Hank

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