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[Vexari]

the worthless word for the day is: Paraskevadecatriaphobia

(from Greek tris=three, kai=and, deka=ten)

is fear of the number 13; it is a superstition and related to a specific fear of Friday the 13th, called paraskevidekatriaphobia or friggatriskaidekaphobia.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triskaidekaphobia


bonus word:

Triskaidekaphobia

Main Entry: tris·kai·deka·pho·bia
Pronunciation: \ˌtris-ˌkī-ˌde-kə-ˈfō-bē-ə, ˌtris-kə-\
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek treiskaideka thirteen (from treis three + kai and + deka ten) + New Latin phobia — more at three, ten
Date: circa 1911

: fear of the number 13