1995: xanthosis
Definition of xanthosis: (noun) yellow discoloration of the skin from abnormal causes; a virus disease of the strawberry plant characterized by crinkling and curling, yellowing and dwarfing of the leaves, and stunting of the entire plant
1999: logorrhea
Definition of logorrhea: (noun) excessive and often incoherent talkativeness or wordiness
2000: démarche
Definition of démarche: (noun) a course of action; maneuver; a diplomatic or political initiative or maneuver; a petition or protest presented through diplomatic channels
2004: autochthonous
Definition of autochthonous: (adjective) indigenous, native; formed or originating in the place where found
2005: appoggiatura
Definition of appoggiatura: (noun) an embellishing note or tone preceding an essential melodic note or tone and usually written as a note of smaller size
2006: Ursprache
Definition of Ursprache: (noun) a parent language; especially one reconstructed from the evidence of later languages
2010: stromuhr
Medical Definition of stromuhr: (noun) a rheometer designed to measure the amount and speed of blood flow through an artery
2014: feuilleton, stichomythia
Definition of feuilleton: (noun) a part of a European newspaper or magazine devoted to material designed to entertain the general reader; something (such as an installment of a novel) printed in a feuilleton; a novel printed in installments; a work of fiction catering to popular taste; a short literary composition often having a familiar tone and reminiscent content
Definition of stichomythia: (noun) dialogue especially of altercation or dispute delivered by two actors in alternating lines (as in classical Greek drama)
2015: scherenschnitte, nunatak
Definition of scherenschnitte: (noun) the art of cutting paper into decorative designs
Definition of nunatak: (noun) a hill or mountain completely surrounded by glacial ice
2016: Feldenkrais, gesellschaft
Medical Definition of Feldenkrais: (trademark) used for a system of aided body movements intended to increase bodily awareness and ease tension
Definition of gesellschaft: (noun) a rationally developed mechanistic type of social relationship characterized by impersonally contracted associations between persons; a community or society characterized by this relationship
2018: koinonia
Definition of koinonia: (noun) the Christian fellowship or body of believers; intimate spiritual communion and participative sharing in a common religious commitment and spiritual community
2019: auslaut, erysipelas, bougainvillea, aiguillette, pendeloque, palama, cernuous, odylic
Definition of auslaut: (noun) final sound in a word or syllable; end position of a sound in a word or syllable
Definition of erysipelas: (noun) an acute febrile disease associated with intense edematous local inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissues caused by a hemolytic streptococcus
Definition of bougainvillea: (noun) any of a genus (Bougainvillaea) of the four-o'clock family of ornamental tropical American woody vines and shrubs with brilliant purple or red floral bracts
Definition of aiguillette: (noun) aglet; specifically, a shoulder cord worn by designated military aides
Definition of pendeloque: (noun) a diamond or other gemstone cut in the form of a pear-shaped brilliant with a table; briolette; a usually pear-shaped glass pendant used for ornamenting a lamp or chandelier
Definition of palama: (noun) the webbing on the feet of aquatic birds
Definition of cernuous: (adjective) inclining or nodding; pendulous; dropping
Definition of odylic: (adjective) of or relating to odyl