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ennui /ɑnˈwi, ˈɑnwi; Fr. ɑ̃ˈnwi/ Show Spelled Pronunciation
Pronunciation: \ˌän-ˈwē\ [ahn-wee, ahn-wee; Fr. ahn-nwee]
Function: noun

Etymology: French, 18th century. from Old French enui annoyance, from enuier to vex, from Late Latin inodiare to make loathsome.

Meaning:

a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction.
boredom or discontent caused by a lack of activity or excitement.

A word that perfectly [...]

I was pleasantly surprised by some news passed on by one of my medical college classmates from Chennai a couple of days ago.
One of our classmates, I’ll call her Sue, has been promoted and appointed as a Unit Chief in the General Medicine department in a big league medical college in Chennai.
Sue was among the [...]

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Today, November 1, is being celebrated as Salem Day. It is said that* it was on this day in 1866 that the Salem municipality was incorporated under British colonial rule.
According to the cringeworthy official website of Salem district…

The date of human civilization in this district reaches far back to the stone ages. [...]