Imagine: You are on a tree-lined avenue. You may be walking, driving, standing, or grandly sitting. The thoroughfare may be as rustic as pepper trees edging a private road or as sophisticated as a boulevard in sweet-smelling shadow of the flowering trees.
You are on a xyst. The word was coined in Ancient Rome to describe covered garden paths and tree-lined gardens.
A word fanatic might disagree with my application of the word to our imagined tree-lined streets.
"Where is the garden?" that word fanatic might ask.
I would simply respond. "Look around you."
Giggle.
It's the letter X this week at ABC Wednesday. Check out the meme here. Thank you, ABCW team!
Lots of avenues like that overhere... always a joy to drive through
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I love tree-lined avenues. We need more of them. Maybe then we wouldn't have so many mean people.
Deletecongratulations ! you found a new X word ! I will use it in the next round. lol
ReplyDeleteThat word sounds like, 'exist' when I say it ... kinda the same thing really. :)
ReplyDeleteIt rhymes with cyst for me. I wasn't ever good with the pronunciation thingy.
DeleteI have written quite a few books on this topic.
ReplyDeleteVery cool, Ann!
DeleteFascinating! I added a few X words today that I'd never heard of before, too.
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I just read your post, Leslie. You certainly did. Wowza.
DeleteI love this word and what a great one for the A to Z challenge!
ReplyDeleteOoh, I have to wait till next year to see what you write! :-)
DeleteWhat a GREAT Word!!!
ReplyDeleteBig grin I'm showing.
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