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What does each word mean?
Which is a question word used to ask what thing is being referred to out of a group of (assumed or explicit) options.
Here is which used in some example sentences:
Which way are we going?
Which shoe do you like best?
Which spelling is correct?
Look up which in the Spellzone dictionary.
A witch is a supernatural being who practises sorcery or magic known as witchcraft.
Here is witch used in some example sentences:
I want to dress up at a witch for Halloween.
In medieval and early modern Europe, witches were thought commune with the devil and use supernatural powers to har...
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Our Word for Wednesday theme for October is Halloween.
The word Halloween likely dates to the seventeenth century but was popularised in the Burns poem ‘Halloween’ which was written in 1785. It is a Scottish abbreviation of ‘Allhallow-even’ which means ‘Eve of the All Saints’. ‘Hallow’ means ‘holy person’ or ‘saint’.
Our first word for the month is witch.
A witch is a (usually female) being who practises sorcery or magic known as witchcraft.
In medieval and early modern Europe, witches were thought to have supernatural powers from communing with the devil and other evil be...
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Today is the birthday of one of the most successful authors in history. Her books have brought delight to children and parents around the world (myself included) and are now available in over 60 languages. The novels captivated audiences and took us to a world of fantasy parallel to our own everywhere. I’m of course talking about J. K. Rowling and her Harry Potter series.
Through the Harry Potter universe, J. K. Rowling innovated dozens of words or terms either borrowing from Latin or creating a new word entirely – some even making it into the dictionary as can be seen our recent blog!
Aside from this, Rowling refreshed many older words, bringing them into popular culture. These words have...
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