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milestone
[ mahyl-stohn ]
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noun
a significant event or stage in someone's life
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- First recorded in 1740鈥�50.
- Combines mile + stone.
- Originally referred to a stone mile-marker that might appear on a highway.
EXAMPLES OF MILESTONE
- Publishing that article was a career milestone she had dreamed about for years.
- The fall of the Berlin Wall marked a symbolic milestone in history.
howdah
[ hou-duh ]
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noun
a seat or platform placed on the back of an elephant
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- First recorded in 1765鈥�75.
- From Arabic hawdaj, meaning “canopied seat carried by a camel or elephant.”
EXAMPLES OF HOWDAH
- As the elephant lumbered forward, the howdah rocked gently from side to side.
- Scrolls from the empire detailed royal hunts, with each howdah manned by archers and lookouts.
peregrine
[ per-i-grin ]
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adjective
wandering, traveling, or migrating
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- First recorded between 1350鈥�1400.
- From Latin 辫别谤别驳谤墨苍耻蝉, meaning “foreigner;” related to the word pilgrim.
EXAMPLES OF PEREGRINE
- His peregrine spirit pulled him from city to city, never allowing him to settle down.
- The book focused on peregrine figures throughout history, from Sufi mystics to punk-era drifters.
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