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The Word of the Day for January 26 is:

redaction   \rih-DACK-shun\   noun 
     1 : an act or instance of putting something in writing or 
adapting it for publication 
   *2 : a work that has been adapted for publication : edition, 
version

Example sentence:
     Tina was introduced to a number of literary classics as a 
child via age-appropriate redactions, sometimes in the style of 
comic books.
 
Did you know?
     Here's a quiz for all you etymology buffs. Can you pick 
the words from the following list that come from the same Latin 
root?

A. redaction      B. prodigal         C. agent
D. essay       E. navigate        F. ambiguous 

If you guessed all of them, you are right. Now, for bonus 
points, name the Latin root they all have in common. If you 
knew that was the verb "agere," meaning to "to drive, lead, 
act, or do," you get an A+. "Redaction" is from the Latin 
verb "redigere" ("to bring back" or "to reduce"), which was 
formed by adding the prefix "red-" ("back") to "agere." Some 
other "agere" offspring include "act," "agenda," "cogent," 
"litigate," "chasten," "agile," and "transact."

*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.