Word of the Day:
tedium
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What It Means
Boredom or tediousness; ennui.
Tedium in Context
“Nothing actual ever suits pure expectation and such purity of expectation is a great source of tedium.”
Did You Know?
From Latin taedium, from taedēre (“to weary”).
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