* Word of the Week - m?iet? *

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Posted: 17 years ago
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This week we present you with something:

YES! CnU presents...

Each week, Kansha or I will post the Word of the Week to help our students improve their vocabulary!😳

This week's word is non other than

⭐️moiety⭐️

Pronunciation:MOY-uh-tee
Part of Speed: noun

Definition(s)
1. One of two equal parts; a half.
2. An indefinite part; a small portion or share.
3. One of two basic tribal subdivisions.

Other Information
Moiety comes from Old French meitiet, from Late Latin medietas, from Latin medius, "middle."

[Thanks to Dictionary.com for the above info!]

Now your job is to use this New word in a sentence and post it right here in this thread!!😉

Hope you all have added this new word to your dictionary. 😃

til' next week,


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Posted: 17 years ago
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She discovered glycoprotein moiety in the organism's cell wall.

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Aniline has both a phenyl and an amino moiety.

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wow...reading, seeing this word for the first time 😛
THanks dear! added to my vocab 😃


Moiety is a form of social organization in which most people and, indeed, most natural phenomena are divided into two classes or categories. 😉

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Gracella

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