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Article of the Day
Word of the Day

acquirement

Definition: An ability that has been acquired by training.
Synonyms: skill, accomplishment, attainment, acquisition
This Day in History
Quote of the Day
Conscience is the guardian in the individual of the rules which the community has evolved for its own preservation. It is the policeman in all our hearts, set there to watch that we do not break its laws. It is the spy seated in the central stronghold of the ego.
W. Somerset Maugham
(1874-1965)
Weather, 01 March
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+31

High: +31° Low: +24°

Humidity: 77%

Wind: NE - 9 KPH

Navi Mumbai Weather
+40

High: +41° Low: +17°

Humidity: 31%

Wind: NE - 6 KPH
Idiom of the Day

a lick with the rough side of the tongue

Severe criticism and/or a stern reprimand.
Today's Holiday

Matronalia

Also known as the Matronales Feriae, the Matronalia was an ancient Roman festival in honor of Juno, the goddess of women. It was observed on March 1, the day on which her temple was dedicated. The Matronalia celebrated not only the sacredness of marriage as an institution but the peace that followed the first marriages that took place between Roman men and Sabine women. It was customary for married women to form a procession to Juno's temple, where offerings were made to the goddess. At home, women received gifts from their husbands on this day and held feasts for their female slaves. More...
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