Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Bi-weekly Trivia Question (Answer)….


This time the question is what is a word that entered the English language in the year 1776?  There is more than one answer to this question.  In fact, according to the source I used to find the answer, there are 340 answers.  Among them: adamatic, barrier, and caucus.

Find the answer to the question with an advanced search in the Oxford English Dictionary.  The online edition of that venerable work is available on the library’s Research & Homework page and access it with your library card. You’ll find it under O.