parochial
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 27 Jul
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Adjective meaning narrow or limited in scope or perspective
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentPeter SokolowskiMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day · parochial · 1:33 · 27 Jul
…It wasn't until the mid eighteen hundreds that parochial expanded beyond the borders of its literal sense to describe attitudes, beliefs, mentalities, and outlooks considered limited or narrow, confined or restricted, as if within a spiritual.…
Peter SokolowskiMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day · parochial · 1:23 · 27 Jul
…Both parish and its related adjective parochial were borrowed at that time directly from Anglo French terms that came from parochia.…
Peter SokolowskiMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day · parochial · 0:54 · 27 Jul
…While it's far from a given that small towns foster narrow mindedness, the limited range of opportunities and experiences in such places, when compared to those of bigger bergs, is at the heart of the figurative sense of the word parochial.…
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