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Word of the Day for Saturday, September 20, 2008proponent \pruh-POH-nuhnt\, noun: One who argues in support of something; an advocate; a supporter. A fervent proponent of the work ethic, Reuther at first resisted the demand for early retirement, as he had rejected shorter hours in the 1950s. He was a forthright proponent of the Vietnam War, contemptuous of the anti-war movement. As the first practical proponent of "natural" education--where the innate desire to learn is nourished and curiosity is unfettered--Pestalozzi abandoned the tradition of interminable lectures followed by student recitation that characterized typical instruction for all age groups, in favor of more active, hands-on activities. Now, at the dawn of the new millennium, proponents of string theory claim that the threads of this elusive unified tapestry finally have been revealed. Proponent is from the present participle of Latin proponere, "to put forth," from pro-, "forth" + ponere, "to put." | |||||||||
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