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Christopher Carson
December 1st, 2015, 07:14 PM
There are a total of 14 definitions for CACÖTHES. Please vote for two, by
public reply to this message, before deadline, which is 7:00 PM EST on
Thursday, December 3, 2015, or 4:00 PM PST .

1. A series of tombs of the elite of the Old Kingdom of
Egypt, carved into rock walls at Qubbet el-Hawa in the
upper Nile and later used as monasteries by the Coptic
Christians.
2. Very primitive short pants found in archaeological digs.
3. An irresistible compulsion.
4. _Med._ Congenital asymmetrical contracture of
connective structures.
5. Dried chicory root, often used as a caffeine-free
alternative to coffee; hence, any plant used as a
substitute for another.
6. Lacking interest or significance; dull or insipid; dry;
empty.
7. Daemons [Gk _kako_ bad, evil + _theos_ gods].
8. (Hydraul. Engin.) An openwork frame, as of poles,
filled with stones and sunk, to assist in forming a bar
dyke, etc., as in harbor improvement.
9. A disorder of the inner ear, suspected to be a cause of
tinnitus.
10. A figure of speech in which a meaning is expressed by
several words instead of by few or one; a roundabout way of
speaking, circumlocution.
11. Abundance; surplus.
12. A sweat lodge, used in ceremonies by the Chumash Indian
tribe of what is now the central California coast.
13. [Gr.] A dramatic structure in which the chorus provides
the audience with information that the characters in a
drama would already know.
14. _Fr._ A noxious insect found in bedding.

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stamps
December 1st, 2015, 08:30 PM
I'll go Greek with 7 and 13.

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Tim B
December 2nd, 2015, 03:40 AM
3 and 13, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

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Guerri Stevens
December 2nd, 2015, 04:39 AM
I vote for 1 and 13.

Guerri

On 12/1/2015 8:14 PM, Christopher Carson wrote:
> 1. A series of tombs of the elite of the Old Kingdom of
> Egypt, carved into rock walls at Qubbet el-Hawa in the
> upper Nile and later used as monasteries by the Coptic
> Christians.
> 13. [Gr.] A dramatic structure in which the chorus provides
> the audience with information that the characters in a
> drama would already know.
>

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Johnb - co.uk
December 2nd, 2015, 04:45 AM
#10 and #13 please
*JohnnyB*

On 12/2/2015 1:14 AM, Christopher Carson wrote:
> 10. A figure of speech in which a meaning is expressed by
> several words instead of by few or one; a roundabout way of
> speaking, circumlocution.
>
> 13. [Gr.] A dramatic structure in which the chorus provides
> the audience with information that the characters in a
> drama would already know.
>

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Tim Lodge
December 2nd, 2015, 05:00 AM
Chris

You would have had one more def if I hadn't sent mine to your defunct
netcom.com address - I've now deleted it from my address book.

My votes go the figure of speech and the dramatic structure, 10 and 13:

10. A figure of speech in which a meaning is expressed by several words
instead of by few or one; a roundabout way of speaking, circumlocution.

13. [Gr.] A dramatic structure in which the chorus provides the audience
with information that the characters in a drama would already know.

-- Tim L

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endash@verizon.net
December 2nd, 2015, 09:52 AM
I'll bite on 4 and 13.    -- Dick Weltz




 



 





On 12/01/15, Christopher Carson<clcarson (AT) live (DOT) com> wrote:

 



There are a total of 14 definitions for CACÖTHES. Please vote for two, by
public reply to this message, before deadline, which is 7:00 PM EST on
Thursday, December 3, 2015, or 4:00 PM PST .

1. A series of tombs of the elite of the Old Kingdom of
Egypt, carved into rock walls at Qubbet el-Hawa in the
upper Nile and later used as monasteries by the Coptic
Christians.
2. Very primitive short pants found in archaeological digs.
3. An irresistible compulsion.
4. _Med._ Congenital asymmetrical contracture of
connective structures.
5. Dried chicory root, often used as a caffeine-free
alternative to coffee; hence, any plant used as a
substitute for another.
6. Lacking interest or significance; dull or insipid; dry;
empty.
7. Daemons [Gk _kako_ bad, evil + _theos_ gods].
8. (Hydraul. Engin.) An openwork frame, as of poles,
filled with stones and sunk, to assist in forming a bar
dyke, etc., as in harbor improvement.
9. A disorder of the inner ear, suspected to be a cause of
tinnitus.
10. A figure of speech in which a meaning is expressed by
several words instead of by few or one; a roundabout way of
speaking, circumlocution.
11. Abundance; surplus.
12. A sweat lodge, used in ceremonies by the Chumash Indian
tribe of what is now the central California coast.
13. [Gr.] A dramatic structure in which the chorus provides
the audience with information that the characters in a
drama would already know.
14. _Fr._ A noxious insect found in bedding.

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Daniel Widdis
December 2nd, 2015, 10:05 AM
I'm amused at 2, but believe 6 and 13.

On 12/1/15 5:14 PM, Christopher Carson wrote:
> 6. Lacking interest or significance; dull or insipid; dry;
> empty.
>
> 13. [Gr.] A dramatic structure in which the chorus provides
> the audience with information that the characters in a
> drama would already know.
>

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Steve Graham
December 2nd, 2015, 10:52 AM
I'll take 13 an 14 please

Steve Graham
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein

13. [Gr.] A dramatic structure in which the chorus provides
the audience with information that the characters in a
drama would already know.
14. _Fr._ A noxious insect found in bedding.


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Shani Naylor
December 2nd, 2015, 05:23 PM
I'll join the crowd on 13 and will also vote for 2 as it made me laugh.

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—Keith Hale—
December 2nd, 2015, 11:34 PM
I love 13, but voting for 4 and 10

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Johnb - co.uk
December 3rd, 2015, 04:06 AM
Shani,

Does that mean you are now out of breath?
*
JohnnyB*
On 12/2/2015 11:23 PM, Shani Naylor wrote:
> will also vote for 2 as it made me laugh

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Tony Abell
December 3rd, 2015, 06:45 AM
It looks vaguely Greek, though I can't imagine what Greek vowel would be romanized
using an O with diaeresis (ö). But I'll take 10 and 13:

> 10. A figure of speech in which a meaning is expressed by
> several words instead of by few or one; a roundabout way of
> speaking, circumlocution.

> 13. [Gr.] A dramatic structure in which the chorus provides
> the audience with information that the characters in a
> drama would already know.

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Dave Cunningham
December 3rd, 2015, 07:41 AM
1 and the near-unanimous 13

Dave


On Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 8:14:46 PM UTC-5, Chris wrote:

> There are a total of 14 definitions for CACÖTHES. Please vote for two, by
> public reply to this message, before deadline, which is 7:00 PM EST on
> Thursday, December 3, 2015, or 4:00 PM PST .
>
> 1. A series of tombs of the elite of the Old Kingdom of
> Egypt, carved into rock walls at Qubbet el-Hawa in the
> upper Nile and later used as monasteries by the Coptic
> Christians.
> 2. Very primitive short pants found in archaeological digs.
> 3. An irresistible compulsion.
> 4. _Med._ Congenital asymmetrical contracture of
> connective structures.
> 5. Dried chicory root, often used as a caffeine-free
> alternative to coffee; hence, any plant used as a
> substitute for another.
> 6. Lacking interest or significance; dull or insipid; dry;
> empty.
> 7. Daemons [Gk _kako_ bad, evil + _theos_ gods].
> 8. (Hydraul. Engin.) An openwork frame, as of poles,
> filled with stones and sunk, to assist in forming a bar
> dyke, etc., as in harbor improvement.
> 9. A disorder of the inner ear, suspected to be a cause of
> tinnitus.
> 10. A figure of speech in which a meaning is expressed by
> several words instead of by few or one; a roundabout way of
> speaking, circumlocution.
> 11. Abundance; surplus.
> 12. A sweat lodge, used in ceremonies by the Chumash Indian
> tribe of what is now the central California coast.
> 13. [Gr.] A dramatic structure in which the chorus provides
> the audience with information that the characters in a
> drama would already know.
> 14. _Fr._ A noxious insect found in bedding.
>
>

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Dodi Schultz
December 3rd, 2015, 08:50 AM
 3. An irresistible compulsion.

and

10. A figure of speech in which a meaning is expressed by several words instead of by few or one; a roundabout way of speaking, circumlocution.

—Dodi





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Jim Hart
December 3rd, 2015, 02:33 PM
Loath as I am to go with pox vop nevertheless it's 3 and 13 for me
Jim

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Johnb - co.uk
December 3rd, 2015, 03:30 PM
I would have used "loth" rather than "loath" and retained the final "e"
(loathe) for the active dislike of something

comments on how you-all see this (OED doesn't support me fully)


*JohnnyB*
On 12/3/2015 8:33 PM, Jim Hart wrote:
> Loath as I am to go with pox vop nevertheless it's 3 and 13 for me
> Jim
>

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Paul Keating
December 3rd, 2015, 03:40 PM
Johnny,

My spelling intuition agrees with yours. I suspect this is a
poorly-documented AmE/BrE divide.

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Dodi Schultz
December 3rd, 2015, 04:33 PM
Jim's spelling is my spelling.

"Lothe" would have been wrong (the "-e" is only for the verb), but much to my surprise, the American Heritage Dictionary gives "loth" as an acceptable secondary spelling for the adjective loath, and so does the BE dictionary Chambers 21st Century.

As far as I can determine, the only acceptable contemporary spelling for the verb is loathe.

—Dodi





On 12/3/2015 4:30 PM, Johnb - co.uk wrote:


I would have used "loth" rather than "loath" and retained the final "e" (loathe) for the active dislike of something

comments on how you-all see this (OED doesn't support me fully)




JohnnyB





On 12/3/2015 8:33 PM, Jim Hart wrote:




Loath as I am to go with pox vop nevertheless it's 3 and 13 for me Jim





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Jim Hart
December 3rd, 2015, 04:58 PM
Not surprisingly I agree with Dodi!

I always understood that loath is the adjective and loathe is the verb. I
never checked this before but now find my SOED agrees. So does my Chambers.

SOED gives loth as a variation of loath, while Chambers does it the other
way round, so I guess loth/loath is a personal choice. Both agree on loathe
as the verb.

If I wanted a noun I'd go for loathing, loathfulness, loathsomeness,
possibly even loathification but only if I was a loatharian.

Jim


On Friday, 4 December 2015 08:31:14 UTC+11, jo... (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk wrote:
>
> I would have used "loth" rather than "loath" and retained the final "e"
> (loathe) for the active dislike of something
>
> comments on how you-all see this (OED doesn't support me fully)
>
>
> *JohnnyB*
> On 12/3/2015 8:33 PM, Jim Hart wrote:
>
> Loath as I am to go with pox vop nevertheless it's 3 and 13 for me
> Jim
>
>
>
>

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Steve Graham
December 3rd, 2015, 05:20 PM
If I wanted a noun I'd go for loathing, loathfulness, loathsomeness, possibly even loathification but only if I was a loatharian.



Is that like loathario?



Steve Graham

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Efrem G. Mallach
December 3rd, 2015, 05:30 PM
3 and 10 seem to be somewhat popular.

Efrem

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There are a total of 14 definitions for CACÖTHES. Please vote for two, by public reply to this message, before deadline, which is 7:00 PM EST on Thursday, December 3, 2015, or 4:00 PM PST .

3. An irresistible compulsion.
10. A figure of speech in which a meaning is expressed by several words instead of by few or one; a roundabout way of speaking, circumlocution.

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Shani Naylor
December 3rd, 2015, 06:54 PM
I'm fine, thanks Johnny. I've stopped laughing now.
On 3/12/2015 11:06 PM, "Johnb - co.uk" <johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

> Shani,
>
> Does that mean you are now out of breath?
>
> * JohnnyB*
> On 12/2/2015 11:23 PM, Shani Naylor wrote:
>
> will also vote for 2 as it made me laugh
>
>
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