DECEMBER 4, 2023
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day is "avoirdupois" av-er-duh-POYZ
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When avoirdupois first appeared in English in the 15th century, it referred to “goods sold by weight,” which is also the meaning of its Middle English predecessor, avoir de pois. That term comes from an Anglo-French phrase meaning “goods of weight” or “property…
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