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Thursday, February 11, 2010

Word History Mystery 3

What does having a muscular body build have in common with having a lean body build with little muscle?

Answer to Word History Mystery 2:
What does a loss of one’s good name have in common with a writer’s pseudonym?

Ignominy (ig = without + nomin = name)
Nom de plume (French for pen name)

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