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'Apricity’ the warmth of the sun on a chilly day
Time once more for an old, old favourite: ‘apricity’ is the warmth of the sun on a chilly day.
Time once more for an old, old favourite: ‘apricity’ is the warmth of the sun on a chilly day.
— Susie Dent (@susie_dent) October 30, 2017
Yes, apparently so: Apricity: "noun stemmed from the Latin apricus representing a sunny day" So, let's apricate! https://t.co/PYEQ6anv4n
— Bill Hall (@Artboy1) October 30, 2017
This is one of the words (and a real favourite) I used in the Graphic Dictionary of Interesting Words https://t.co/4JR8fB8PxT pic.twitter.com/ntsTFpDEbu
— smartgiant (@smartestgiant) October 30, 2017
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