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Word June 15 Friday Mandarin
Posted 6/15/2012 10:26:00 AM
  • mandarin
  • \MAN-drin\
  • DEFINITION
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adjective

1
: of, relating to, or typical of a public official in China
2
: marked by polished ornate complexity of language
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"Paradoxically, given his intense intellectuality and mandarin prose, Updike wrote his best work about ordinary life, especially in his tetralogy about Harry 'Rabbit' Angstrom." — From an obituary by Andrew Rosenheim in The Independent (London), January 29, 2009

"Lovecraft managed to genuinely unnerve readers with his haunting monsters and mandarin prose…." — From an article by Geoff Schumacher in Las Vegas CityLife, October 6, 2011

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The Portuguese were the first to refer to a Chinese official as a "mandarin." The word hails from the Portuguese word "mandarium," which developed from Sanskrit "mantrin," a word for "counselor." Mandarins were promoted by successfully completing the imperial Chinese examination system, which was primarily based on the teachings of Confucian texts. In time, "mandarin" became a word for a pedantic official, a bureaucrat, or a person of position and influence. The noun passed into the English language in 1589, and the adjective appeared about 15 years later. You may also know "Mandarin" as a word for the chief dialect of China or be familiar with the mandarin orange. (The fruit's name comes from the orange color of a mandarin official's robe.)


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    mandarin \MAN-drin\ DEFINITION   adjective 1 : of, relating to, or typical of a public official in China 2 : marked by polished ornate complexity of language EXAMPLES   "Paradoxically, given...
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    commemorate \kuh-MEM-uh-rayt\ DEFINITION   verb 1 : to call to remembrance 2 : to mark by some ceremony or observation : observe 3 : to serve as a memorial of EXAMPLES   A plaque commemorate...
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