Word of the Week

January 5th, 2009

ac·co·lade

Pronunciation: ˈa-kə-ˌlād, -ˌläd

Function: noun

Etymology: French, from accoler to embrace, from Vulgar Latin *accollare, from Latin ad- + collum neck

Date: 1623

1 a: a ceremonial embrace b: a ceremony or salute conferring knighthood2 a: a mark of acknowledgment : award b: an expression of praise 3: a brace or a line used in music to join two or more staffs carrying simultaneous parts.

Here’s a Grammar Punk sentence with a dice roll of Consonant (L), Vowel (U), Punctuation (,) and Grammar (Adjective) including the Word of the Week:

L U 2 , Adj. | Strutting majestically, chins held high, the lemurs accepted the accolades of their tribe proudly.

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Posted by Shari Filed in Word of the Week
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2 Responses to “Word of the Week”

  1. corey Says:
    January 5th, 2009 at 1:00 pm

    Here is my sentence: Luigi, just after winning the flower cup, accepted his golden accolade with a casual smile to the crowd.

  2. Grammarsam Says:
    January 5th, 2009 at 3:56 pm

    “Not-so-ugly,” was the only accolade LuAnn could think of.