A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg Methuselah PRONUNCIATION: (meh-THOO-zuh-luh) MEANING: noun: 1. An extremely old person. 2. An oversized wine bottle holding approximately six liters. ETYMOLOGY: After the biblical figure Methuselah, who is said to have lived 969 years. Earliest documented use: 1390. USAGE: The risk that an individual turns out to be a Methuselah now lies with the insurer. Moneyed Men in Institutions; The Economist (London, UK); Nov 4, 1999. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Inside my empty bottle I was constructing a lighthouse while all the others were making ships. -Charles Simic, poet (b. 1938)
Posted on: Fri, 16 May 2014 13:00:00 +0000
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