#WordoftheDay clerestory: the upper part of the nave, transepts, and choir of a building, especially a church, perforated with a series of windows above the aisle roofs, and forming the chief source of light for the building. #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay postmillennialism: the doctrine or belief that the second coming of Christ will follow the millennium. #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay coincident: coinciding; occupying the same place or position. #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay monophyllous: consisting of one leaf, as a calyx. #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay watertable: in an aquifer, the upper limit of the portion of ground saturated with water. #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay refrangible: capable of being refracted, as rays of light. #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay autogenetic: self-generated. #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay denumerable: (of a set) finite or countable. #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay infinitesimal: indefinitely or exceedingly small. #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay nitrobacteria: certain bacteria of the soil, concerned in oxidation of ammonia to nitrite and nitrate. #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay metamorphose: to transform. #MacquarieDictionary

Welcome to July's Word to Watch, where we look at the new(ish) words that have lately been circulating throughout Australian English and around the world, for better or worse. We sincerely hope that a couple from this month’s list don’t make it that far.

#WordoftheDay torticollis: a condition in which the neck is twisted and the head inclined to one side, by spasmodic contraction of the muscles of the neck. #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay pigeonwood: a forest tree of New Zealand, Hedycarya arborea, which bears bright red fruit; porokaiwhiri. #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay assibilate: to change into or pronounce with the accompaniment of a sibilant sound or sounds. #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay lorgnette: a pair of eyeglasses mounted on a long handle. #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay eupatorium: any plant of the large genus Eupatorium, mostly American, with heads of white or purplish flowers; several species are cultivated, some have become weeds. #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay nee: born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name). #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay credo: any creed or formula of belief. #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay Tresillian: of or relating to a nurse trained in the care of mothers and newborn children according to the principles of the Tresillian organisation. #MacquarieDictionary