Wondrous Words Wednesday
Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme where you can share new words that you’ve encountered or spotlight words you love. Feel free to get creative! If you want to play along, grab the button, write a post and come back and add your link to Mr. Linky!
This week’s words are from FIVE DAYS AT MEMORIAL by Sheri Fink.
1. peristylium – “In the evening, festivalgoers would be invited within the Ionic columns of an open-air peristylium and dance for hours to the beat of the Hotsy Totsy Jazz Band.”
A peristylium is an open interior space surrounded by columns.
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2. amphora – “An amphora under the crook of his arm was tipped, its contents gushing.”
An amphora is a jar with two vertical handles used in antiquity for the storage and transportation of foodstuffs.
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3. agonal breathing – “There was one patient who was still alive on the seventh floor at that time but was experiencing agonal breathing.”
Agonal breathing is the medical term used to describe struggling to breathe or gasping.
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What words do you want to celebrate today?
That book sounds interesting!
I recognized “peristylium” but the others are new to me!
I knew amphora the minute I saw the definition! And I probably could have gotten agonal breathing if I had thought about it a little bit. Instead, it’s an 0-fer.
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Peristyle is a more evolved-into-English version of the word — used pretty commonly in buildings of a classic type. Example: the Toledo Ohio Museum of Art has a peristyle and their concerts are often titled “Peristyle Concerts.”
Nice words!
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I know agonal breathing but I couldn’t remember what it meant. I’ve =never heard the other 2 words.
Hi Kathy,
Probably not a book I would choose to read, it does however sound really interesting, a good piece of investigative journalism, and of course, a wealth of great new words!
You win 3-0 this week, as I didn’t know any of your words, but I particularly like the sound of an amphora!
Thanks for hosting and sharing and enjoy the rest of your week 🙂
Yvonne
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I knew Amphora 🙂
I learned three new words today–thanks!
Thank you for sharing because I just learned two new words today. The 3rd I knew from my nursing days.
New to me!
All three are new to me. I probably could have figured out what the last one meant!