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Word Nerd: Phantasmology and a Halloween Word List

Phantasmology, also known as Spectrology or Spookology, is the study of ghosts, phantoms, or apparitions. Another way of saying it is that Phantasmology is the study of such visions or other perceptions that have no physical or objective reality, or at least ones that cannot be readily explained. Phantasmology could be considered a part of… Continue reading Word Nerd: Phantasmology and a Halloween Word List

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Word Nerd: Feuillemort and an Autumn Word List

Feuillemort is an incredibly beautiful and rather old word that means having the color of a faded leaf. Feuillemort derives from the French term feuille morte (a dead leaf) and on this, the Autumnal Equinox here in the Northern Hemisphere, I think it's a most apt term. Autumn is the season for feuillemort delights, dancing… Continue reading Word Nerd: Feuillemort and an Autumn Word List