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  1. 03-27-2006, 07:38 AM #1
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    Post TWOTD is "unciary"

    unciary

    adj.

    Equal to a twelfth part.
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  2. 03-27-2006, 07:43 AM #2
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    Umm... what dictionary is that one from?

    http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=unciary

    No entry found for unciary.
    Did you mean Uncity?

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    No entry was found in the dictionary. Would you like to search the Web for unciary?
    But I did find it here:

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    unciary (un-SEE-uh-ree) adjective. Equal to a twelfth part. [From Latin unciarius,
    from uncia (a twelfth part) which is also the source of the words ounce ...
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    My stab at it...

    It's quite annoying when someone butts into your "A - B" conversations... so just tell them to unciary their way out of it next time.
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  3. 03-27-2006, 07:43 AM #3
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    I prevent unicary infections by drinking cranberry juice.
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  4. 03-27-2006, 07:50 AM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by DarkFury
    Umm... what dictionary is that one from?

    http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=unciary
    Sorry, that's a trade secret.

    It's a very old Latin word. From Latin unciarius, from uncia (a twelfth part) which is also the source of the words ounce and inch. An inch is one twelfth of a foot. The original pound was the troy pound having 12 ounces.
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  5. 03-27-2006, 07:58 AM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by OC
    Sorry, that's a trade secret.

    It's a very old Latin word. From Latin unciarius, from uncia (a twelfth part) which is also the source of the words ounce and inch. An inch is one twelfth of a foot. The original pound was the troy pound having 12 ounces.
    See my edit above... (I was editing it when you posted this. )


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  6. 03-27-2006, 08:58 AM #6
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    I don't like all of her songs, but Unciary's "One-Two Step" started growing on me.
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  7. 03-27-2006, 09:10 AM #7
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    that lil kim wears almost nuttin on the red carpet... unciary-thing ......
    i have become comfortably numb......
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  8. 03-27-2006, 09:54 AM #8
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    Dat was a very unciary joke you make. Not make me laugh.
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  9. 03-27-2006, 11:09 AM #9
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    Not washing your hands after using the bathroom is very unciary.
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  10. 03-27-2006, 12:58 PM #10
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    My Unciary and Aunt Mable came for a visit last week.
    stay low... keep moving...
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