Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Today's Word: Tyrant

Tyrant: noun

Definition: One who has taken power by his or her own means as opposed to hereditary or constitutional power.

Example: Phalaris of ancient Greece was a tyrant
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7 comments:

  1. SkimboshOctober 27, 2010 at 8:58 PM

    Hey, I like the word, but why do you have to get all anti-Phalaris?

    You eat ONE suckling baby and history craps on you, even on blogs.

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  2. lf52October 27, 2010 at 8:58 PM

    interesting... and i've been flinging around this word for so long xD

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  3. Nerd LifeOctober 27, 2010 at 10:31 PM

    nice, thanks for sharing!

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  4. SC2 StratsOctober 27, 2010 at 11:45 PM

    Indeed tyrant. Good word.

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  5. Mamin odabirOctober 28, 2010 at 4:53 AM

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUFrKGif3QY

    When I saw the word I remembered this song :P

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  6. brunoOctober 28, 2010 at 5:29 AM

    ah, that one i knew, but thx anyway ^^

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  7. tortacularOctober 28, 2010 at 7:09 AM

    good as usual.

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