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From: hoffman@pitt.UUCP (Bob Hoffman)
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Subject: defenestration
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Date: Mon, 19-Mar-84 13:39:17 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 19 13:39:17 1984
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dartvax!johnc writes:

	  One word that I learned in french class back in eighth
	grade was 'defenestrate'.  It means 'to throw out a window'.
	I'm not sure why I learned it in french, though.


Defenestrate is derived from the french word

                          ^
for "window", which is fenetre.

	Au reservoir,		:-)
		---Bob.