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15/10/2026

Biweekly, so confusing.

We define biweekly as every two weeks and avoid the sense of twice a week as it can cause confusion. For the meaning of twice a week, “semiweekly” is used!

- CONTUMACIOUS1. ADJECTIVEstubbornly resistant to authority; wilfully obstinatehttps://www.collinsdictionary.com/dicti...
15/10/2026

- CONTUMACIOUS

1. ADJECTIVE
stubbornly resistant to authority; wilfully obstinate

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/contumacious

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- MURMURATION1. NOUNa collective term for starlingshttps://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/murmuration[Im...
14/10/2026

- MURMURATION

1. NOUN
a collective term for starlings

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/murmuration

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13/10/2026

We asked the HarperCollins office what their favourite word is yesterday to celebrate the birthday of William Collins (12th October, 1789)!

What is your favourite word? 🥬

- GRIT1. NOUNIf someone has grit, they have the determination and courage to continue doing something even though it i...
12/10/2026

- GRIT

1. NOUN
If someone has grit, they have the determination and courage to continue doing something even though it is very difficult.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/grit

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- GAFFE1. NOUNa social blunder, esp a tactless remarkhttps://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/gaffe[Image ...
09/10/2026

- GAFFE

1. NOUN
a social blunder, esp a tactless remark

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/gaffe

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- SUNDER1. VERBto break or cause to break apart or in pieceshttps://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/sunde...
08/10/2026

- SUNDER

1. VERB
to break or cause to break apart or in pieces

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/sunder

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- AGLET1. NOUNa metal sheath or tag at the end of a shoelace,ribbon, etchttps://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/e...
07/10/2026

- AGLET

1. NOUN
a metal sheath or tag at the end of a shoelace,ribbon, etc

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/aglet

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06/10/2026

Part 2 of our Guess the Idioms series! This time it’s our Spanish edition 🇪🇸

Was this video “eaten bread” for you? Let us know any other funny Spanish idioms you know in the comments!

We had traitor as our Word of the Day at the start of the year so now we have faithful... which would you prefer to be? ...
06/10/2026

We had traitor as our Word of the Day at the start of the year so now we have faithful... which would you prefer to be?

- FAITHFUL

1. ADJECTIVE
reliable or truthful

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/faithful

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