The Word of the Day for April 6 is:=20                    ambrosia =01=07 \am-BRO-zhuh\ =01=07 (noun)=20                   1 a : the food of the Greek and Roman gods b : the ointme= nt                   or perfume of the gods=20                   *2 : something extremely pleasing to taste or smell=20                   3 : a dessert made of oranges and shredded coconut=20                    Example sentence:                   "We feasted that evening as on nectar and ambrosia; and n= ot                   the least delight of the entertainment was the smile of                   gratification with which our hostess regarded us, as we= =20 satisfied                   our famished appetites on the delicate fare she liberally                   supplied."
(Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre)=20                    Did you know?
"Ambrosia" literally means "immortality" in Greek; it is = a                   derivative of the Greek word "ambrotos," meaning "immorta= l,"                   which combines the prefix "a-" (meaning "not") with=20 "-mbrotos"                   (meaning "mortal").
In Greek and Roman mythology, only                   immortals -- gods and goddesses -- could eat ambrosia.
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Webster's Word of the Day
The Word of the Day for April <NUMBER> is:=<NUMBER> ambrosia =<NUMBER>=<NUMBER> m-BRO-zhuh\ =<NUMBER>=<NUMBER> (noun)=<NUMBER> <NUMBER> a : the food of the Greek and Roman gods b : the ointme= nt or perfume of the gods=<NUMBER> *<NUMBER> : something extremely pleasing to taste or smell=<NUMBER> <NUMBER> : a dessert made of oranges and shredded coconut=<NUMBER> Example sentence: "We feasted that evening as on nectar and ambrosia; and n= ot the least delight of the entertainment was the smile of gratification with which our hostess regarded us, as we= =<NUMBER> satisfied our famished appetites on the delicate fare she liberally supplied."
(Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre)=<NUMBER> Did you know?
"Ambrosia" literally means "immortality" in Greek; it is = a derivative of the Greek word "ambrotos," meaning "immorta= l," which combines the prefix "a-" (meaning "not") with=<NUMBER> "-mbrotos" (meaning "mortal").
In Greek and Roman mythology, only immortals -- gods and goddesses -- could eat ambrosia.
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