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Dr Barry Pennock-Speck
Book Presentation
Along with the editor of the collection, Luis Valera, I presented the book entitled: Las primeras palabras de la humanidad written by my friend and colleague Xaverio Ballester
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- parciloquy, n.OED Word of the Day: parciloquy. n. A short speech; the quality of speaking little
- felly, adv.OED Word of the Day: felly, adv. Craftily, cunningly, artfully; cruelly, fiercely, harshly
- passionary, n.OED Word of the Day: passionary, n. A book containing accounts of the sufferings of saints and martyrs
- akakia, n.OED Word of the Day: akakia, n. A cloth bag believed to contain earth or dust, shown in the hands of some eastern Roman emperors and consuls on coins and medals
- patte de velours, n.OED Word of the Day: patte de velours, n. A cat's paw with the claws retracted, used allusively to refer to strength or determination masked by apparent gentleness or docility
- pedgill, v.OED Word of the Day on the 90th anniverary of the first edition of the OED: pedgill, v. To work hard and painstakingly at; to plod, persevere
- mondongo, n.OED Word of the Day: mondongo, n. A kind of stew, usually made with offal (frequently tripe), popular esp. in Spanish-speaking Caribbean countries
- parciloquy, n.
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