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02/03/2026

Meteorological spring began yesterday in the Northern Hemisphere!

- SPRING

1. VARIABLE N.
Spring is the season between winter and summer when the weather becomes warmer and plants start to grow again.

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01/03/2026

- TRANCHE

1. COUNTABLE N.
A tranche of something is a piece, section, or part of it. A tranche of things is a group of them.

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28/02/2026

- CANON EVENT

1. COUNTABLE N.
A canon event is an important event in your life that shapes who you are and what you become.

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27/02/2026

- ZEITGEIST

1. NOUN
The zeitgeist of a particular place during a particular period in history is the attitudes and ideas that are generally common there at that time, especially the attitudes and ideas shown in literature, philosophy, and politics.

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26/02/2026

- TYPEWRITER

1. NOUN
A typewriter is a machine that was commonly used in the past and which has keys that are pressed in order to print letters, numbers, or other characters onto paper.

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

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25/02/2026

- SENESCENCE

1. NOUN
the process of growing old; ageing

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

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24/02/2026

Thinking about Punch's adopted plushie....

- PLUSHIE

1. NOUN
a toy, usually in the form of an animal, that is made of smooth cloth filled with a soft material

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

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23/02/2026

- MOMENTUM

1. UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
If a process or movement gains momentum, it keeps developing or happening more quickly and keeps becoming less likely to stop.

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

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22/02/2026

- DISCOMBOBULATE

1. VERB
to throw into confusion

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

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21/02/2026

- DELULU

1. ADJECTIVE
If you describe someone as delulu, you mean that they believe things that are not true or real.

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20/02/2026

- ÉLAN

1. UNCOUNTABLE N.
If you say that someone does something with élan, you mean that they do it in an energetic and confident way.

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19/02/2026

- RAPSCALLION

1. NOUN
a disreputable person; rascal or rogue

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

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