cliffordbeshers
cliffordbeshers

I have discovered a new word in today’s Spelling Bee puzzle from the New York Times.

Illuminotion: the depiction of an idea as a light bulb over a person’s head.

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Miraz
Miraz

@cliffordbeshers Excellent word!

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tinyroofnail
tinyroofnail

@cliffordbeshers I like it. Nonce words can be a lot of fun. One of my favorites is from Marilynne Robinson: “lucifactions.” Context: "Set apart from the drifts and tides and lucifactions of the open water, the surface of the bay seemed almost viscous, membranous..."

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cliffordbeshers
cliffordbeshers

@tinyroofnail I didn't know the term "nonce word". Nice.

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cliffordbeshers
cliffordbeshers

@cliffordbeshers Also, multinotion: subscribing to competing ideologies or cultural identities.

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