I put a spell on you...

[venta]

Gosh. It's ages since we've had one of these. Words I use which no one else knows...

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A perfectly respectable definition can be found here.

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Edit: supplementary question. If it didn't mean what you thought, what did you think it meant?

Comments

[venta.livejournal.com]

Ah, thank you. I can only consult the OED in dead-tree format when I get home :)

[pseudomonas.livejournal.com]

The joys of academia :)