podictionary weekly # 148 – March 31 to April 4
Podictionary weekly is an audio compilation of the five words of the day from the daily version of the podictionary podcast.
Monday’s podictionary word was vellum
Tuesday’s word history was for loyal
Wednesday’s word origin was for jiggery-pokery
Thursday’s etymology was for lotus and
Friday’s word root was for the word ode
Note that Thursday’s word was posted not on the podictionary website, but instead is the debut episode to be carried at Oxford University Press blog. Thursday podictionary episodes will be at OUPblog for the foreseeable future.
Transcripts of all of the above episodes are available by following the links.