Thursday, March 12, 2009

interminable - Victoria P.


Definition: \(ˌ)in-ˈtərm-nə-bəl, -ˈtər-mə-\ Adj.

having or seeming to have no end, tiresomely long


Etymology: From the Middle English, late latin word interminabilis. From the Latin language in + teminare to terminate


Synonym: Forever, infinite

Antonym: Finite


Sentence: The universe is said to be interminable.

The game to me seemed interminable because we had to go to two extra innings.

Citatitions: Merriam-Webster's Intermediate Dictionary. Merriam-Webster Inc., Publishers. Springfield, Massachusetts, USA 1998

"interminable." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2009.
Merriam-Webster Online. 12 March 2009
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interminable

Yoga Journal. 2002. 12 Mar. 09 .

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