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Lustrum

A decade is ten years. A century is a hundred. But what do you call a period of five years? It’s a lustrum, borrowed whole from Latin. So you might say a decade is two lustra. This is part of a complete episode.

cord cutter

cord cutter  n.— «The trend of young US wireless users opting to disconnect their home phone lines in favor of wireless-only options is growing. These individuals, dubbed “cord cutters,” are taking consumer communications...

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