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Word: alif (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1954-1954
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...keep the lexicon manageable, Teachers Wright and Hofford have included only words with five letters or less, and though many are of foreign origin (e.g., baht, the monetary unit of Siam; alif, the first letter of the Arabian alphabet), most are eminently usable in the U.S. Botanists and biologists may already know about corms (short, bulblike stems) and wekas (flightless New Zealand wading birds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: How to Beek in Glory | 4/26/1954 | See Source »

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