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My own small batch of My Words from this summer…

nom·i·nal·ize –verb (used with object), -ized, -iz·ing.

1.	to convert (another part of speech) into a noun, as in changing the adjective lowly into the lowly or the verb legalize into legalization.

2.	to convert (an underlying clause) into a noun phrase, as in changing he drinks to his drinking in I am worried about his drinking.

Main Entry:	filial piety
Part of Speech:	n
Definition:	in Confucian thought, one of the virtues to be cultivated, a love and respect for one’s parents and ancestors

cul·ture noun, verb, -tured, -tur·ing.

1.	the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.

2.	that which is excellent in the arts, manners, etc.

3.	a particular form or stage of civilization, as that of a certain nation or period: Greek culture.

4.	development or improvement of the mind by education or training.

5.	the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group: the youth culture; the drug culture.

6.	Anthropology. the sum total of ways of living built up by a group of human beings and transmitted from one generation to another.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME: tilling, place tilled (< AF) < L cultūra.]

com·mu·ni·ca·tion –noun

1.	the act or process of communicating; fact of being communicated.

2.	the imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing, or signs.

3.	something imparted, interchanged, or transmitted.

4.	a document or message imparting news, views, information, etc.

5.	passage, or an opportunity or means of passage, between places.

6.

communications,

a.	means of sending messages, orders, etc., including telephone, telegraph, radio, and television.

b.	routes and transportation for moving troops and supplies from a base to an area of operations.

[Origin: 1375–1425; ME communicacioun < MF < L commūnicātiōn]

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