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hebdomadal discuss | |
Definition: | (adjective) Of or occurring every seven days. |
Synonyms: | weekly |
Usage: | A little solace came at tea-time, in the shape of a double ration of bread...with the delicious addition of a thin scrape of butter: it was the hebdomadal treat to which we all looked forward from Sabbath to Sabbath. |
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14 comments:
So grand! What great pics.
What a massive place. The 2nd and 3rd are my favorites. (I saw Rosie on Million Dollar Password. She WAS great.)
cool place! i'd love to go there someday...mine's up too at this link!
What a grand place. Love to go there.
Happy WW. Visit my entry too.
I always loved going there. thanks for the pics!
amazing structure.i like all of the photos.
Happy WW.
Keith, thanks for the visit. You have some amazing images on you site!
Raven, it is a massive place. Everything in Las Vegas is over the top! I'm glad you liked my images. Thank you for visiting.
Jennyr, if you ever have the opportunity to visit Las Vegas...GO! You will love it.
I commented on your WW. Thanks for the visit. Come back any time.
Shiela, Grand ... it is. Hope you get to visit there some day. Thank you for the visit and comment. I visited your blog in return. Loved it.
Celeste, I loved Las Vegas too. Hope to go back again some day. Glad you liked my images. Thanks for visiting and commenting.
Maya, these were some on my favorite images. There were too many to put in one post. It's difficult sometimes to decide which ones to use.
Thank you for the visit and comment.
Patty, your photographs have captured the amazing feel of that place. We went there a few years ago and walked through the Forum. And my daughter was in Vegas just this past weekend. And yesterday a couple from Vegas were in the gallery. Small world.
San, it is indeed a small world. While in Vegas, my son was on his cell phone with a friend he met online. During the conversation he found out she was in Vegas at the same time! So....they met...in real life. How strange is that?
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