Saturday, April 14, 2012

Lost Word of the Day - Nerterology


nerterologyn1800 -1800
learning relating to the dead or the underworld
Her inquiries into nerterology were inspired by a youthful visit to a medieval crypt.


When I first read this, I thought it said neuter-ology. Boy if that didn't give the sentence above an entirely different context.

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