Word of the Day for Sunday November 30, 2008.
incursion \in-KUR-zhuhn; -shuhn\, noun:
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1. a sudden attack; invasion, raid
2. a running or flowing in
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The B.O.'s foreign policy and military experience wouldn't even be capable of handling an incursion by pirates on a garbage barge in the Caribbean!
--Spy Maker, JSA'S Blog
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by 1432 "hostile attack," from Latin incursionem "a running against," from incurrere
1 comment:
That's freakin' awesome! Good stuff Spy Maker. Love the daily words.
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