Word of the Day: “fritiniency” - the chirruping sound made by birds or insects; an ambient creaturely hubbub (17thC English; from Latin “fritinnīre”, onomatopoeically meaning “to twitter”). "Fritiniency is a chirping like a Swallow" (Blount, Glossographia, 1656) 📷Monika Helmecke (via @RobGMacfarlane)
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