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Thursday, March 7, 2024

Uly's Psychopedia: Today's Word: trompe-l'oeils

     Meaning: 
deceiver of the eye
     Pronunciation: 
/trawhmp loyz/
     Used in a sentence: 
As POTUS, Trompe told 30,573 l'oeils.

Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita Anagramaniacal Opening Lines

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