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October 19 Raconteur
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The Word of the Day for October 19 is: raconteur \rak-kahn-TER or rak-kun-TER\ (noun) : a person who excels at telling anecdotes Example sentence: A bona fide raconteur, Turner can turn even mundane experiences into hilariously entertaining stories. Did you know? The story of "raconteur" is a tale of telling and counting. English borrowed the word from French, which derived it from the Middle French verb "raconter," meaning "to tell." "Raconter" in turn traces to the Old French verb "aconter, acompter," meaning "to tell" or "to count," and ultimately to Latin "computare," meaning "to count." "Computare" is also the source of our "count" and "account." "Raconteur" has been part of the English vocabulary since at least 1828.
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The Word of the Day for October 19 is:The Word of the Day for October 19 is:raconteur \rak-kahn-TER or rak-kun-TER\ (noun) : a person who excels at telling anecdotesExample sentence: A bona fide raconteur, Turner can turn even mundaneexperiences into hilariously entertaining stories.Did you know? The story of "raconteur" is a tale of telling andcounting. English borrowed the word from French, which derivedit from the Middle French verb "raconter," meaning "to tell.""Raconter" in turn traces to the Old French verb "aconter,acompter," meaning "to tell" or "to count," and ultimately toLatin "computare," meaning "to count." "Computare" is also thesource of our "count" and "account." "Raconteur" has been partof the English vocabulary since at least 1828.
