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Tim Lodge
January 16th, 2015, 04:38 AM
Here we have 18 carefully-crafted defs of the word SYRTIC, only one of
which came from my dictionary. Please vote for your two favourites by
public reply to this message before the deadline of:

19:00 UTC on Saturday 17th January in my time zone, which is:
20:00 CET
2:00 PM EST
11:00 AM PST
06:00 AEST in Melbourne (on Sunday)
08:00 NZDT in New Zealand (on Sunday)

New players are welcome - just don't look up the meaning of the word until
after you've voted.

-- Tim L


*** SYRTIC ***


1. oracular.

2. catatonic.

3. astringent.

4. a nostalgic sense.

5. florid in melody.

6. _obs._ Levantine.

7. having a drying effect.

8. whistling; whistle-like.

9. having oblique asymptotes.

10. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a quicksand.

11. of a leaf: rounded at both ends and narrowed in the middle;
fiddle-shaped.

12. of or related to the people or language of Syrtia in northern
Greece c. 1600-1200 BCE.

13. in the Coptic church, the area behind the altar where the priest
stands to administer communion.

14. having an acid or sharp, biting taste, like vinegar, and the juices
of most unripe fruits; acid; tart.

15. a one-masted galley propelled by oars. Now _hist._; and _Heraldry_
borne as a charge in the arms of some Scottish families.

16. [astron.] refers to a dark feature on the surface of a planet. From
Syrtis Major, a distinctive dark feature on the surface of the planet Mars.

17. an elaborate form of Arabian cursive writing first used by ancient
Yemenis, now employed only for dowry documents and other ceremonial
occasions.

18. of the island galactic cluster M33a two of whose major stars are
Syrtis Major and Syrtis Minor. M33a is an island galaxy off Andromeda (M31)
which resulted from the close passage of M33 (Triangulum) and M31 about 2-4
Billion years ago.




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Guerri Stevens
January 16th, 2015, 05:17 AM
I vote for 8 and 14.

Guerri
On 1/16/2015 5:38 AM, Tim Lodge wrote:
>
> 8. whistling; whistle-like.
>
> 14. having an acid or sharp, biting taste, like vinegar, and the
> juices of most unripe fruits; acid; tart.

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Dave Cunningham
January 16th, 2015, 07:12 AM
11 and 17 to keep my streak going

Dave


On Friday, January 16, 2015 at 5:38:08 AM UTC-5, Tim Lodge wrote:

> Here we have 18 carefully-crafted defs of the word SYRTIC, only one of
> which came from my dictionary. Please vote for your two favourites by
> public reply to this message before the deadline of:
>
> 19:00 UTC on Saturday 17th January in my time zone, which is:
> 20:00 CET
> 2:00 PM EST
> 11:00 AM PST
> 06:00 AEST in Melbourne (on Sunday)
> 08:00 NZDT in New Zealand (on Sunday)
>
> New players are welcome - just don't look up the meaning of the word until
> after you've voted.
>
> -- Tim L
>
>
> *** SYRTIC ***
>
>
> 1. oracular.
>
> 2. catatonic.
>
> 3. astringent.
>
> 4. a nostalgic sense.
>
> 5. florid in melody.
>
> 6. _obs._ Levantine.
>
> 7. having a drying effect.
>
> 8. whistling; whistle-like.
>
> 9. having oblique asymptotes.
>
> 10. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a quicksand.
>
> 11. of a leaf: rounded at both ends and narrowed in the middle;
> fiddle-shaped.
>
> 12. of or related to the people or language of Syrtia in northern
> Greece c. 1600-1200 BCE.
>
> 13. in the Coptic church, the area behind the altar where the priest
> stands to administer communion.
>
> 14. having an acid or sharp, biting taste, like vinegar, and the
> juices of most unripe fruits; acid; tart.
>
> 15. a one-masted galley propelled by oars. Now _hist._; and _Heraldry_
> borne as a charge in the arms of some Scottish families.
>
> 16. [astron.] refers to a dark feature on the surface of a planet.
> From Syrtis Major, a distinctive dark feature on the surface of the planet
> Mars.
>
> 17. an elaborate form of Arabian cursive writing first used by ancient
> Yemenis, now employed only for dowry documents and other ceremonial
> occasions.
>
> 18. of the island galactic cluster M33a two of whose major stars are
> Syrtis Major and Syrtis Minor. M33a is an island galaxy off Andromeda (M31)
> which resulted from the close passage of M33 (Triangulum) and M31 about 2-4
> Billion years ago.
>
>
>
>

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Tim B
January 16th, 2015, 07:28 AM
7 and 12, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

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endash@verizon.net
January 16th, 2015, 10:13 AM
I'll go for numbers 9 and 11.   -- Dick Weltz




 



 





On 01/16/15, Tim Lodge<5sfwiyj02 (AT) sneakemail (DOT) com> wrote:

 





Here we have 18 carefully-crafted defs of the word SYRTIC, only one of which came from my dictionary.  Please vote for your two favourites by public reply to this message before the deadline of:

      19:00 UTC on Saturday 17th January in my time zone, which is:
      20:00 CET
           2:00 PM EST
          11:00 AM PST
          06:00 AEST in Melbourne   (on Sunday)
      08:00 NZDT in New Zealand (on Sunday)

New players are welcome - just don't look up the meaning of the word until after you've voted.

--  Tim L


*** SYRTIC ***


 1.     oracular.

 2.     catatonic.

 3.     astringent.

 4.     a nostalgic sense.

 5.     florid in melody.

 6.     _obs._  Levantine.

 7.     having a drying effect.

 8.     whistling; whistle-like.

 9.     having oblique asymptotes.

10.     of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a quicksand.

11.     of a leaf: rounded at both ends and narrowed in the middle; fiddle-shaped.

12.     of or related to the people or language of Syrtia in northern Greece c. 1600-1200 BCE.

13.     in the Coptic church, the area behind the altar where the priest stands to administer communion.

14.     having an acid or sharp, biting taste, like vinegar, and the juices of most unripe fruits; acid; tart.

15.     a one-masted galley propelled by oars. Now _hist._; and _Heraldry_ borne as a charge in the arms of some Scottish families.

16.     [astron.] refers to a dark feature on the surface of a planet. From Syrtis Major, a distinctive dark feature on the surface of the planet Mars.

17.     an elaborate form of Arabian cursive writing first used by ancient Yemenis, now employed only for dowry documents and other ceremonial occasions.

18.     of the island galactic cluster M33a two of whose major stars are Syrtis Major and Syrtis Minor. M33a is an island galaxy off Andromeda (M31) which resulted from the close passage of M33 (Triangulum) and M31 about 2-4 Billion years ago.


 






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Judy Madnick
January 16th, 2015, 12:52 PM
9 and 14 this time, please.

Judy Madnick
Albany, NY

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France International/Mike Shefler
January 16th, 2015, 01:30 PM
I'll go for the musical 5 and 8.

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Efrem Mallach
January 16th, 2015, 05:44 PM
14 and 17, please

Efrem




 





On 01/16/15, Tim Lodge<5sfwiyj02 (AT) sneakemail (DOT) com> wrote:

 





Here we have 18 carefully-crafted defs of the word SYRTIC, only one of which came from my dictionary.  Please vote for your two favourites by public reply to this message before the deadline of:

      19:00 UTC on Saturday 17th January in my time zone, which is:
      20:00 CET
           2:00 PM EST
          11:00 AM PST
          06:00 AEST in Melbourne   (on Sunday)
      08:00 NZDT in New Zealand (on Sunday)

New players are welcome - just don't look up the meaning of the word until after you've voted.

--  Tim L


*** SYRTIC ***


 1.     oracular.

 2..     catatonic.

 3.     astringent.

 4.     a nostalgic sense.

 5.     florid in melody.

 6.     _obs._  Levantine.

 7.     having a drying effect.

 8.     whistling; whistle-like.

 9.     having oblique asymptotes.

10.     of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a quicksand.

11.     of a leaf: rounded at both ends and narrowed in the middle; fiddle-shaped.

12.     of or related to the people or language of Syrtia in northern Greece c. 1600-1200 BCE.

13.     in the Coptic church, the area behind the altar where the priest stands to administer communion..

14.     having an acid or sharp, biting taste, like vinegar, and the juices of most unripe fruits; acid; tart.

15.     a one-masted galley propelled by oars. Now _hist._; and _Heraldry_ borne as a charge in the arms of some Scottish families.

16.     [astron.] refers to a dark feature on the surface of a planet. From Syrtis Major, a distinctive dark feature on the surface of the planet Mars.

17.     an elaborate form of Arabian cursive writing first used by ancient Yemenis, now employed only for dowry documents and other ceremonial occasions.

18.     of the island galactic cluster M33a two of whose major stars are Syrtis Major and Syrtis Minor. M33a is an island galaxy off Andromeda (M31) which resulted from the close passage of M33 (Triangulum) and M31 about 2-4 Billion years ago.


 






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Dodi Schultz
January 16th, 2015, 06:38 PM
Clueless, I'll take a stab at

> 3. astringent.
and
> 10. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a quicksand.

—Dodi

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nancyshepherdson
January 16th, 2015, 08:51 PM
I'll take the (maybe, but not likely) lucky 7 and 11.

Nancy

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—Keith Hale—
January 16th, 2015, 08:54 PM
14 & 18 for me, please!
-Keith-

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Shani Naylor
January 16th, 2015, 09:33 PM
14 & 15 please.
On 16/01/2015 11:38 PM, "Tim Lodge" <5sfwiyj02 (AT) sneakemail (DOT) com> wrote:

> Here we have 18 carefully-crafted defs of the word SYRTIC, only one of
> which came from my dictionary. Please vote for your two favourites by
> public reply to this message before the deadline of:
>
> 19:00 UTC on Saturday 17th January in my time zone, which is:
> 20:00 CET
> 2:00 PM EST
> 11:00 AM PST
> 06:00 AEST in Melbourne (on Sunday)
> 08:00 NZDT in New Zealand (on Sunday)
>
> New players are welcome - just don't look up the meaning of the word until
> after you've voted.
>
> -- Tim L
>
>
> *** SYRTIC ***
>
>
> 1. oracular.
>
> 2. catatonic.
>
> 3. astringent.
>
> 4. a nostalgic sense.
>
> 5. florid in melody.
>
> 6. _obs._ Levantine.
>
> 7. having a drying effect.
>
> 8. whistling; whistle-like.
>
> 9. having oblique asymptotes.
>
> 10. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a quicksand.
>
> 11. of a leaf: rounded at both ends and narrowed in the middle;
> fiddle-shaped.
>
> 12. of or related to the people or language of Syrtia in northern
> Greece c. 1600-1200 BCE.
>
> 13. in the Coptic church, the area behind the altar where the priest
> stands to administer communion.
>
> 14. having an acid or sharp, biting taste, like vinegar, and the
> juices of most unripe fruits; acid; tart.
>
> 15. a one-masted galley propelled by oars. Now _hist._; and _Heraldry_
> borne as a charge in the arms of some Scottish families.
>
> 16. [astron.] refers to a dark feature on the surface of a planet.
> From Syrtis Major, a distinctive dark feature on the surface of the planet
> Mars.
>
> 17. an elaborate form of Arabian cursive writing first used by ancient
> Yemenis, now employed only for dowry documents and other ceremonial
> occasions.
>
> 18. of the island galactic cluster M33a two of whose major stars are
> Syrtis Major and Syrtis Minor. M33a is an island galaxy off Andromeda (M31)
> which resulted from the close passage of M33 (Triangulum) and M31 about 2-4
> Billion years ago.
>
>
>
>
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Daniel Widdis
January 16th, 2015, 11:35 PM
The appropriately astronomical 16 and 18 since I'm at the Star Wars Half
Marathon weekend at Disneyland.

On 1/16/15 2:38 AM, Tim Lodge wrote:
>
> 16. [astron.] refers to a dark feature on the surface of a planet.
> From Syrtis Major, a distinctive dark feature on the surface of the
> planet Mars.
>
> 18. of the island galactic cluster M33a two of whose major stars
> are Syrtis Major and Syrtis Minor. M33a is an island galaxy off
> Andromeda (M31) which resulted from the close passage of M33
> (Triangulum) and M31 about 2-4 Billion years ago.
>

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Paul Keating
January 17th, 2015, 01:03 AM
I'll follow the crowd: 11 & 14.

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On 16 Jan 2015 11:38, "Tim Lodge" <5sfwiyj02 (AT) sneakemail (DOT) com> wrote:

> Here we have 18 carefully-crafted defs of the word SYRTIC, only one of
> which came from my dictionary. Please vote for your two favourites by
> public reply to this message before the deadline of:
>
> 19:00 UTC on Saturday 17th January in my time zone, which is:
> 20:00 CET
> 2:00 PM EST
> 11:00 AM PST
> 06:00 AEST in Melbourne (on Sunday)
> 08:00 NZDT in New Zealand (on Sunday)
>
> New players are welcome - just don't look up the meaning of the word until
> after you've voted.
>
> -- Tim L
>
>
> *** SYRTIC ***
>
>
> 1. oracular.
>
> 2. catatonic.
>
> 3. astringent.
>
> 4. a nostalgic sense.
>
> 5. florid in melody.
>
> 6. _obs._ Levantine.
>
> 7. having a drying effect.
>
> 8. whistling; whistle-like.
>
> 9. having oblique asymptotes.
>
> 10. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a quicksand.
>
> 11. of a leaf: rounded at both ends and narrowed in the middle;
> fiddle-shaped.
>
> 12. of or related to the people or language of Syrtia in northern
> Greece c. 1600-1200 BCE.
>
> 13. in the Coptic church, the area behind the altar where the priest
> stands to administer communion.
>
> 14. having an acid or sharp, biting taste, like vinegar, and the
> juices of most unripe fruits; acid; tart.
>
> 15. a one-masted galley propelled by oars. Now _hist._; and _Heraldry_
> borne as a charge in the arms of some Scottish families.
>
> 16. [astron.] refers to a dark feature on the surface of a planet.
> From Syrtis Major, a distinctive dark feature on the surface of the planet
> Mars.
>
> 17. an elaborate form of Arabian cursive writing first used by ancient
> Yemenis, now employed only for dowry documents and other ceremonial
> occasions.
>
> 18. of the island galactic cluster M33a two of whose major stars are
> Syrtis Major and Syrtis Minor. M33a is an island galaxy off Andromeda (M31)
> which resulted from the close passage of M33 (Triangulum) and M31 about 2-4
> Billion years ago.
>
>
>
>
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Jim Hart
January 17th, 2015, 06:21 AM
Despite the popularity of the acidic 14 I'm going for the astringent and the drying - 3 and 7

Jim

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Tony Abell
January 17th, 2015, 10:40 AM
For no particular reasons, 4 and 17:

> 4. a nostalgic sense.

> 17. an elaborate form of Arabian cursive writing first used by ancient
> Yemenis, now employed only for dowry documents and other ceremonial
> occasions.


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Christopher Carson
January 17th, 2015, 12:23 PM
11 and 14 for me.

Chris

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 16, 2015, at 5:38 AM, Tim Lodge <5sfwiyj02 (AT) sneakemail (DOT) com> wrote:
>
> Here we have 18 carefully-crafted defs of the word SYRTIC, only one of which came from my dictionary. Please vote for your two favourites by public reply to this message before the deadline of:
>
> 19:00 UTC on Saturday 17th January in my time zone, which is:
> 20:00 CET
> 2:00 PM EST
> 11:00 AM PST
> 06:00 AEST in Melbourne (on Sunday)
> 08:00 NZDT in New Zealand (on Sunday)
>
> New players are welcome - just don't look up the meaning of the word until after you've voted.
>
> -- Tim L
>
>
> *** SYRTIC ***
>
>
> 1. oracular.
>
> 2. catatonic.
>
> 3. astringent.
>
> 4. a nostalgic sense.
>
> 5. florid in melody.
>
> 6. _obs._ Levantine.
>
> 7. having a drying effect.
>
> 8. whistling; whistle-like.
>
> 9. having oblique asymptotes.
>
> 10. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a quicksand.
>
> 11. of a leaf: rounded at both ends and narrowed in the middle; fiddle-shaped.
>
> 12. of or related to the people or language of Syrtia in northern Greece c. 1600-1200 BCE.
>
> 13. in the Coptic church, the area behind the altar where the priest stands to administer communion.
>
> 14. having an acid or sharp, biting taste, like vinegar, and the juices of most unripe fruits; acid; tart.
>
> 15. a one-masted galley propelled by oars. Now _hist._; and _Heraldry_ borne as a charge in the arms of some Scottish families.
>
> 16. [astron.] refers to a dark feature on the surface of a planet. From Syrtis Major, a distinctive dark feature on the surface of the planet Mars.
>
> 17. an elaborate form of Arabian cursive writing first used by ancient Yemenis, now employed only for dowry documents and other ceremonial occasions.
>
> 18. of the island galactic cluster M33a two of whose major stars are Syrtis Major and Syrtis Minor. M33a is an island galaxy off Andromeda (M31) which resulted from the close passage of M33 (Triangulum) and M31 about 2-4 Billion years ago.
>
>
>
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