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languor - Word of the Day - Mon May 29, 2023

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Entry posted by Myr in Word of the Day May 29, 2023

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langour - (noun) - lack of vigor or vitality; weakness; listlessness

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On this Memorial Day we thank those that have served, for they did so without langour.

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And right after I cover the langurs without langour yesterday.

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I never hear this word without thinking of the BBC broadcast on June 5, 1944.

"Wound my heart with a monotonous langour" was code to the French Resistance D-Day would begin within 48 hours.

It's particularly poignant on Memorial Day.

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