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condensation [kon-den-sey-shuhn, -duhn-]
 Origin
con·den·sa·tion   [kon-den-sey-shuhn, -duhn-] Show IPA
noun
1.
the act of condensing;  the state of being condensed.
2.
the result of being made more compact or dense.
3.
reduction of a book, speech, statement, or the like, to a shorter or
terser form; abridgment.
4.
a condensed  form: Did you read the whole book or just a condensation?
5.
a condensed  mass.
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Origin:
1595–1605;  < Late Latin condēnsātiōn-  (stem of condēnsātiō ),
equivalent to condēnsāt ( us ) condensate  + -iōn- -ion

Related forms
con·den·sa·tion·al, adjective
con·den·sa·tive, adjective
non·con·den·sa·tion, noun
o·ver·con·den·sa·tion, noun
pre·con·den·sa·tion, noun

Condescension

con·de·scen·sion   [kon-duh-sen-shuhn]  Show IPA
noun
1.
an act or instance of condescending.
2.
behavior that is patronizing or condescending.
3.
voluntary assumption of equality with a person regarded as inferior.
Origin:
1635–45;  < Late Latin condēscēnsiōn-  (stem of condēscēnsiō ). See
con-, descension

Related forms
con·de·scen·sive  [kon-duh-sen-siv]  Show IPA, adjective
con·de·scen·sive·ly, adverb
non·con·de·scen·sion, noun


On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 12:55 PM,  <dann at wctatel.net> wrote:
>
> I have known several people that played the role of village idiot:  to
> their own advantage. Think of it in the light of being " Dumb like a
> Fox".   In that light I was once working on a Ren Faire persona that
> verged on the village idiot.
>
> It started as a lark,  but the looks of condensation received, and the
> quick assumptions that the general public readily took on, were quite
> startling for me.
>
>
> "Who is Scaramouche, and why does he wear a mask?"
> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045125/quotes
>
> Dann
>
>> Exactly, that's why I was thinking list jester. Village idiots are good
>> for
>> things like cleaning stables, picking up trash, emptying spitoons, etc.
>>
>> Jer

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