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New Word I Have Learned Today

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Blossoming Sun 26-Jun-22 12:54:25

Librocubicularist, a noun meaning ‘a person who reads in bed’.

I think there are many librocubicularists on GN, including me!

I must add this to my CV grin

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H1954 Mon 27-Jun-22 09:56:13

Yes........I'm one of those.........libro#^*+<.=_~ thingys! I think you get me drift!

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Esmay Mon 27-Jun-22 09:57:48

Oops I don't think that solivagant describes me !

Looking up those words there's a lot more of wonderful new ones .
Easy to forget the essential things that need to be done when you can look up one word after the after !

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henetha Mon 27-Jun-22 10:01:42

I'm a fully paid up member of this club... what a great word!
librocubicularists. Can't sleep unless I read first.

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annodomini Mon 27-Jun-22 10:27:55

Do I need to know how to pronounce it? I'm not likely to use it in normal conversation. However, having said that, I realise that it is my usual occupation.

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riete Mon 27-Jun-22 20:48:50

this is for annodomini and anyone else who wants to know how to pronounce librocubicularist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9Xxo2GuF40
er ... well ... it's one of seven different pronunciations i found before i gave up.

so maybe a second (and third) definition of the word would be, "either someone who wants to use a different pronunciation every time they use a word, or, one who wants to be always certain that they've pronounced the word correctly, whilst the other person hasn't ! ?

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