Daniel B. Widdis
October 17th, 2005, 09:34 AM
Annnnnnnnnnnnnd......... it's a photo finish!
As many of you have probably determined by now, euouae (sometimes
evovae) is a particular type of Gregorian chant, from "Seculorum amen."
In my search for a woid, I perused the usual "strange words" sites, and
found a few claiming that EUOUAE was the longest word in the English
Language containing only vowels. Some sources claimed it was in
Webster's 2nd and Chambers dictionaries, although I could not find any
online confirmation of such, and my library did not have either
reference. I did, however, find a listing for eu-ou'æ in Funk &
Wagnall's New Standard Dictionary of the English Language, published in
1933, reproduced faithfully in definition #10 below.
I managed 24 hours with only Dave Cunningham voting for the real def,
but woke up to find Tim Lodge and Russ Heimerson had piled on to give me
a D3. John Barrs also privately sent me a DQ after recognizing the
trope once the definitions were posted.
There is a four-way tie for first place between Hugo Kornelis, John
Barrs, Tony Abell, and Scott Crom with 4 natural points each, and ties
broken in the order listed. Hugo, however, reported in his definition
submission that he is on holiday to Paris (France, not Texas) and is
unable to deal, so I will pass the dealing shoes on to JohnnyB.
*** EUOUAE ***
1: A Filipino folk dance.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Chris Carson who voted 9 and 14, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
2: A large rodent of East Africa.
Voted for by: Judy Madnick, Bill Hirst
FROM Toni Savage who voted 8 and 16, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
3: The mythic Greek goddesses of the four winds.
Voted for by: Hugo Kornelis
FROM Dodi Schultz who voted 11 and 17, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
4: (Also _evovae_) Revolutions, as of a top. [Lat.]
Voted for by: Tony Abell
FROM Dave Cunningham who voted 9 and *10*, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
5: Abrasions of the ear canal caused by inserted objects.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Nancy Shepherdson who voted 11 and 15, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
6: The hot, dry wind from the central Cascades to the Pacific.
Voted for by: Hugo Kornelis
FROM Wayne Scott who voted 11 and 17, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
7: An arrow poison extracted from certain South American tree frogs.
Voted for by: Judy Madnick, Scott Crom
FROM Bill Hirst who voted 2 and 18, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
8: A seed-eating bird (Palmeria dolei) of the Hawai'ian islands, a
little larger than a sparrow, and with a bright red head.
Voted for by: Toni Savage
FROM Tim Bourne who voted 14 and 17, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
9: The cry of triumph of the chorus at the end of the play
"Thesmophoriazousae" ("The Festival Women") by Aristophanes :first
version, ca.410 BC.
Voted for by: Tim Lodge, Dave Cunningham, Mike Shefler, Chris Carson
FROM John Barrs who DQ'ed, and scores 4 + 0 = 4
10: [Eccles. Mus.] A trope; specif., that in the Gregorian Lesser
Doxology, composed of the vowels of the final words in the Gloria Patri
- "Seculorum amen."
Voted for by: Tim Lodge, Dave Cunningham, Russ Heimerson
FROM Funk & Wagnalls which can't vote, and scores D3
11: A Gallic people of Gallia Lugdunensis, who inhabited the country
between the Arar (Saone) and Liger (Loire). Also hauouae or huoudae.
Voted for by: Wayne Scott, Nancy Shepherdson, Scott Crom, Dodi Schultz
FROM Hugo Kornelis who voted 3 and 6, and scores 4 + 0 = 4
12: [Hawai'ian] Exclamation of surprise and disgust made by Queen
Menemenetekel upon seeing a mouse in her bed.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Mike Shefler who voted 9 and 18, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
13: [Finn.] The sixth and final stage of spiritual enlightenment.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Russ Heimerson who voted *10* and 17, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
14: [Hawai'ian] A song of grief on the death of a loved one.
Voted for by: Rosemary Allen, Tony Abell, Tim Bourne, Chris Carson
FROM Scott Crom who voted 7 and 11, and scores 4 + 0 = 4
15: Foul vapours from rotting matter; unwholesome air.
Voted for by: Rosemary Allen, Nancy Shepherdson
FROM Judy Madnick who voted 2 and 7, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
16: In Greek mythology, the spirit of mist and fog.
Voted for by: Toni Savage
FROM Tim Lodge who voted 9 and *10*, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
17: [Hawai'ian] 1. camaraderie. 2. treaty.
Voted for by: Wayne Scott, Tim Bourne, Russ Heimerson, Dodi Schultz
FROM Tony Abell who voted 4 and 14, and scores 4 + 0 = 4
18: An area devoid of vegetation.
Voted for by: Mike Shefler, Bill Hirst
FROM Rosemary Allen who voted 14 and 15, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
--
Dan
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As many of you have probably determined by now, euouae (sometimes
evovae) is a particular type of Gregorian chant, from "Seculorum amen."
In my search for a woid, I perused the usual "strange words" sites, and
found a few claiming that EUOUAE was the longest word in the English
Language containing only vowels. Some sources claimed it was in
Webster's 2nd and Chambers dictionaries, although I could not find any
online confirmation of such, and my library did not have either
reference. I did, however, find a listing for eu-ou'æ in Funk &
Wagnall's New Standard Dictionary of the English Language, published in
1933, reproduced faithfully in definition #10 below.
I managed 24 hours with only Dave Cunningham voting for the real def,
but woke up to find Tim Lodge and Russ Heimerson had piled on to give me
a D3. John Barrs also privately sent me a DQ after recognizing the
trope once the definitions were posted.
There is a four-way tie for first place between Hugo Kornelis, John
Barrs, Tony Abell, and Scott Crom with 4 natural points each, and ties
broken in the order listed. Hugo, however, reported in his definition
submission that he is on holiday to Paris (France, not Texas) and is
unable to deal, so I will pass the dealing shoes on to JohnnyB.
*** EUOUAE ***
1: A Filipino folk dance.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Chris Carson who voted 9 and 14, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
2: A large rodent of East Africa.
Voted for by: Judy Madnick, Bill Hirst
FROM Toni Savage who voted 8 and 16, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
3: The mythic Greek goddesses of the four winds.
Voted for by: Hugo Kornelis
FROM Dodi Schultz who voted 11 and 17, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
4: (Also _evovae_) Revolutions, as of a top. [Lat.]
Voted for by: Tony Abell
FROM Dave Cunningham who voted 9 and *10*, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
5: Abrasions of the ear canal caused by inserted objects.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Nancy Shepherdson who voted 11 and 15, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
6: The hot, dry wind from the central Cascades to the Pacific.
Voted for by: Hugo Kornelis
FROM Wayne Scott who voted 11 and 17, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
7: An arrow poison extracted from certain South American tree frogs.
Voted for by: Judy Madnick, Scott Crom
FROM Bill Hirst who voted 2 and 18, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
8: A seed-eating bird (Palmeria dolei) of the Hawai'ian islands, a
little larger than a sparrow, and with a bright red head.
Voted for by: Toni Savage
FROM Tim Bourne who voted 14 and 17, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
9: The cry of triumph of the chorus at the end of the play
"Thesmophoriazousae" ("The Festival Women") by Aristophanes :first
version, ca.410 BC.
Voted for by: Tim Lodge, Dave Cunningham, Mike Shefler, Chris Carson
FROM John Barrs who DQ'ed, and scores 4 + 0 = 4
10: [Eccles. Mus.] A trope; specif., that in the Gregorian Lesser
Doxology, composed of the vowels of the final words in the Gloria Patri
- "Seculorum amen."
Voted for by: Tim Lodge, Dave Cunningham, Russ Heimerson
FROM Funk & Wagnalls which can't vote, and scores D3
11: A Gallic people of Gallia Lugdunensis, who inhabited the country
between the Arar (Saone) and Liger (Loire). Also hauouae or huoudae.
Voted for by: Wayne Scott, Nancy Shepherdson, Scott Crom, Dodi Schultz
FROM Hugo Kornelis who voted 3 and 6, and scores 4 + 0 = 4
12: [Hawai'ian] Exclamation of surprise and disgust made by Queen
Menemenetekel upon seeing a mouse in her bed.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Mike Shefler who voted 9 and 18, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
13: [Finn.] The sixth and final stage of spiritual enlightenment.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Russ Heimerson who voted *10* and 17, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
14: [Hawai'ian] A song of grief on the death of a loved one.
Voted for by: Rosemary Allen, Tony Abell, Tim Bourne, Chris Carson
FROM Scott Crom who voted 7 and 11, and scores 4 + 0 = 4
15: Foul vapours from rotting matter; unwholesome air.
Voted for by: Rosemary Allen, Nancy Shepherdson
FROM Judy Madnick who voted 2 and 7, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
16: In Greek mythology, the spirit of mist and fog.
Voted for by: Toni Savage
FROM Tim Lodge who voted 9 and *10*, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
17: [Hawai'ian] 1. camaraderie. 2. treaty.
Voted for by: Wayne Scott, Tim Bourne, Russ Heimerson, Dodi Schultz
FROM Tony Abell who voted 4 and 14, and scores 4 + 0 = 4
18: An area devoid of vegetation.
Voted for by: Mike Shefler, Bill Hirst
FROM Rosemary Allen who voted 14 and 15, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
--
Dan
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