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Word of the Day-Alchemical

1.
Pertaining to the transformation of something common, usually of little value, into a substance of great worth.
2.
Relating to a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance concerned principally with discovering methods for transmuting baser metals into gold.
 
Quotes:
As the book reaches a crescendo, their three stories achieve an alchemical  harmony, reminding us that each individual has the spirit to contend with tyranny, apathy, and the brutal circularity of history.
-- Andrew Ervin, Extraordinary Renditions
Mom and Bachelor Number Three, Charlotte and Burke, James and Charles, Josh and Ruth - we haven't been here all together for a long time, and the collective presence of my family has an alchemical  effect on the familiar rooms.
-- Darcy Cosper, Wedding Season
 

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