Diabasis

Language Log 2024-11-16

Summary:

Jichang Lulu congratulated me on the completion of my continental diabasis.  Since I didn't know the meaning of that word and couldn't readily find a suitable definition for it online (I was familiar with the Anabasis of Xenophon [c. 430-probably 355 or 354 BC], the title of which means "expedition up from"), I simply had to […]

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Authors:

Victor Mair

Date tagged:

11/16/2024, 00:13

Date published:

11/15/2024, 20:52