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Thread #108192 Message #2248784
Posted By: Peace
30-Jan-08 - 01:38 PM
Thread Name: BS: Official Word of the Year - 'frisson'
Subject: RE: BS: Official Word of the Year - 'frisson'
"Main Entry: fris·son Pronunciation: \frē-ˈsōⁿ\ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural frissons \-ˈsōⁿ(z)\ Etymology: French, shiver, from Old French friçon, from Late Latin friction-, frictio, from Latin, literally, friction (taken in Late Latin as derivative of frigēre to be cold) Date: 1777 "