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The Word of the Day for May 5 is:

olfactory   \ahl-FAK-tuh-ree\   adjective
     : of, relating to, or connected with the sense of smell

Example sentence:
     The aroma of cinnamon rolls coming from the kitchen served as an enticing 
olfactory clue that breakfast was almost ready.

Did you know?
     "Olfactory" derives from the past participle of the Latin "olfacere," 
which means "to smell" and which was formed from the verbs "olere" (also "to 
smell") and "facere" ("to do"). "Olfactory" is a word that often appears in 
scientific contexts (as in "olfactory nerves," the nerves that pass from the 
nose to the brain and contain the receptors that make smelling possible), but 
it has occasionally branched out into less specialized contexts. The pleasant 
smell of spring flowers, for example, might be considered an "olfactory 
delight." A related word, "olfaction," is a noun referring to the sense of 
smell or the act or process of smelling. 





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