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Melancholy word meaning and origin | What is Melancholy? | Melancholy- Important word for SSC, Bank, Railway Exams

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Whether we are preparing for SSC, Bank , Railway, vocabulary plays an important role. In all government jobs exams, tough English words are generally asked so it is important for us to improve our vocabulary and keep learning new words. In this article, we will study the word "Melancholy" and its origin. Word Melancholy is derived from many sources like greek, french, and Latin. Melancholy is made up of two root words which are "melano-" and "-chole". Melano means "black" and Chole means "bile. As we see in old medicine practices, Melancholy refers to unnatural or excess black bile. Word Melancholy is used in middle English for sorrow or gloom. During the 18th century, the meaning of the word remained for "a gloomy state of mind" particularly when habitual or prolonged. The Latin word is also the source of Spanish "melancholia" and German "melancholie" and Danish "melankoli". By the late 14th century, ...

Parts of Speech | Best method to learn about Parts of speech for SSC, Bank, Railways Exams

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Whether we are preparing for SSC , Bank, Railways, Grammar plays an important role. Parts of Speech is a very important topic. Every word is a part of speech. Read to learn about the different parts of speech that the words we use every day, and how we use them together to express thoughts effectively The 8 parts of speech: 1. Nouns A noun is a person, place, or object. Whatever you can think of that’s a “thing” is a noun, whether you’re talking about a football court, New York, Alexander. 2. Pronouns Pronouns are the words you put for specific nouns when the reader or listener knows which particular noun you’re referring to. 3. Adjectives Adjectives are the words that describe nouns. Think about your favorite movie.  You might say the movie was dramatic, boring, well-written. These words are adjectives 4. Verbs Run! Be amazing! Run as slow as you can! Win the race! These bold words are verbs. Verbs are words that describe specific actions, like running, playing, and being ama...