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This weeks words come from a diverse selection of sources, although none from any of my recent or current reading, I’m afraid.
1 …Β I came across on a site called ‘Wordsmith’, which has a ‘word a day’ option.
Principal entrance to the lazaretto on MahΓ³n
LAZARETTO
“The Council House was a frame building, away from the rest, that had been built in the old, wilder days as a lazaretto for surly drunks.”
“During times of epidemic, the government established a lazaretto on the neutral ground.”
lazaretto …
1. A medical facility for people with infectious diseases.
2. A building or ship used for quarantine.
3. On a ship, a space between decks used as storage.
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2 … I heard on a BBC Radio 4 broadcast, spoken by a guest during a walking programme.
The promenade that enclosed the harbour pool at Manly, New South Wales, Australia, until it was destroyed during a storm in 1974
SYZYGY
“But three storms in 1974 caused enormous damaged along the coastline, exacerbated by unusually high tides caused by syzygy, which is when several celestial bodies are aligned, and perigee, which is when the moon is closest to the Earth.”
syzygy …

In Greek mythology, Antigone is the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, Oedipus’ mother. The name has been suggested to mean “opposed to motherhood”, “in place of a mother”.
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