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2022: Creating a Lexicon of Future
X is for Xenodochial
Feb 9, 2022
From Greek meaning “friendly to strangers,” xenodochial is a highly intellectual-sounding word for “friendly.” It may refer to people or software where it is a synonym for ‘user friendly’.
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xenodochium is “A house of reception for strangers and pilgrims; a hotel, guest-house, especially in a monastery.”
xenodochy is the “Entertainment of strangers; hospitality.” ~ Vidya Sury
