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(In some contexts the term is used to refer to the final act of executing a convicted criminal.) Less than fifty years later, "coup de grâce" had come to mean "an act or event that puts a definite end to something." Other "coup" terms that have made the jump from French to English include "coup de main," for a sudden, forceful attack, and "coup d'état" for a violent overthrow of a government usually by a small group. Paul's team led throughout the game, but the coup de grace was his three-run homer in the eighth inning.īorrowed directly from French and first appearing in English at the end of the 17th century, "coup de grâce" (literally, a "stroke of grace" or "blow of mercy") originally referred to a mercy killing, or the act of putting to death a person or animal who was severely injured and unlikely to recover. Transparent tiles (Great for Windows Phone 8.Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for Octois:ġ : a deathblow or death shot administered to end the suffering of one mortally woundedĢ : a decisive finishing blow, act, or event Transparent tiles (Great for Windows Phone 8.1) Toast Notification & Custom Sound Notification LIVE TILES! See Today's Word in the live tiles, along with the definition. Yesterday's word is also available in case you missed it, and you can also look further into the future by looking at Tomorrow's word!Įach of the word will have the definition, pronunciation both text and sound, and the origin. Just open this app and you will be given the word of the day. With TODAY'S WORD, you don't have to open the dictionary and find a new word to learn. We learn hundreds of words every year while we were child, as we grow old, we don't have time to learn words in the vocabulary and look for those which we don’t know yet. Over 5000 downloads in the first day of release!
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