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caveat discipulus (the gentle reminder)

plagiarize
Pronunciation: \ˈplā-jə-ˌrīz also -jē-ə-\
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): pla·gia·rized; pla·gia·riz·ing
Etymology: plagiary
Date: 1716
transitive verb:
1) to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own
2) use (another's production) without crediting the source

intransitive verb:
1) to commit literary theft
2) present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source
— pla·gia·riz·er noun

>>definition courtesy Merriam-Webster Online: http://www.merriam-webster.com/

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Monday, September 1, 2008

Dreaming

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