Message-ID: <11261556.1075858927997.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 21:01:39 -0700 (PDT) From: wsmith@wordsmith.org To: linguaphile@wordsmith.org Subject: A.Word.A.Day--pecuniary Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Wordsmith @ENRON X-To: linguaphile@wordsmith.org X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \SSCOTT5 (Non-Privileged)\Scott, Susan M.\Wordsmith X-Origin: Scott-S X-FileName: SSCOTT5 (Non-Privileged).pst pecuniary (pi-KYOO-nee-er-ee) adjective 1. Relating to money. 2. Involving a monetary fine. [Latin pecuniarius, from pecunia, property, wealth, derivative of pecus, cattle.] WordPix: http://wordsmith.org/words/pecuniary.gif "When asked why he held up the bank, the robber replied, `Because that's where pecuniary objects are.'" This week's theme: WordPix, words drawn so that they explain themselves. ............................................................................ All the world's a stage, / And the men and women merely players: / They have their exits and their entrances; / And one man in his time plays many parts. -William Shakespeare, poet and dramatist (1564-1616) Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone." Invite your friends and family to join in the quest by sending a gift subscription of A.Word.A.Day. It is free! http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/pecuniary.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/pecuniary.ram