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Jay Lake
Date: 2007-03-20 19:19
Subject: Speaking of little used words...
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Tags:books, funny, madness, words, writing
Continuing line edits on Madness of Flowers this evening, I discovered that I have in fact used "oneirophagic" in this book.
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Jason Erik Lundberg
User: jlundberg
Date: 2007-03-21 15:46 (UTC)
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Goooood word, Jay.
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frabjouslinz
User: frabjouslinz
Date: 2007-03-21 17:11 (UTC)
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OK, I don't know that word. I decided to look it up online, and got nothing from the dictionary site I used. It said "look up web results" and it took me back to this page. Er, circular definition? Maybe a little ironing? Something...
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Jay Lake
User: jaylake
Date: 2007-03-21 17:15 (UTC)
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oneiro- = "dream", as in "oneiromancy"

-phagic = "eating", as in "anthropophagic"

So oneirophagic = "dream-eating" or "eater of dreams"

:D
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frabjouslinz
User: frabjouslinz
Date: 2007-03-21 18:30 (UTC)
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Thanks. I still think it's funny that when looking for the definition, I got back to this page. It's like a little merry-go-round for your head.
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