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Word of the Day 09/13/21 Xanadu
Xanadu (noun)
Xanadu [ zan-uh-doo, -dyoo ]
noun
1. a place of great beauty, luxury, and contentment.
Origin: S.T. Coleridge's modification, in the poem “Kubla Khan” (1797), of Xandu (17th-century spelling), modern Shangdu (Pinyin: shàng dū), the site of Kublai Khan's summer residence in SE Mongolia
HOW TO USE XANADU IN A SENTENCE
That’s why researchers at Canadian quantum computing hardware and software startup Xanadu are backing an alternative quantum computing approach based on optics, which was long discounted as impractical.
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Xanadu 2.0 is a mere 66,000 square feet with only eight bedrooms on a 5.15-acre lot.
UP TO A POINT: ROBBER BARONS MAKE WAY FOR ROBBER NERDS|P. J. O’ROURKE|AUGUST 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Busches were a very big deal in St. Louis, where they occupied a massive, Xanadu-esque family compound.
‘BITTER BREW’ AND THE EPIC BATTLE FOR AMERICA’S BEER|DANIEL GROSS|DECEMBER 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
After that, came a succession of leading roles in musicals like All Shook Up and Xanadu.
GLEE'S NEW VILLAIN|ITAY HOD|SEPTEMBER 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
Xanadu [ zan-uh-doo, -dyoo ]
noun
1. a place of great beauty, luxury, and contentment.
Origin: S.T. Coleridge's modification, in the poem “Kubla Khan” (1797), of Xandu (17th-century spelling), modern Shangdu (Pinyin: shàng dū), the site of Kublai Khan's summer residence in SE Mongolia
HOW TO USE XANADU IN A SENTENCE
That’s why researchers at Canadian quantum computing hardware and software startup Xanadu are backing an alternative quantum computing approach based on optics, which was long discounted as impractical.
NANOPHOTONICS COULD BE THE ‘DARK HORSE’ OF THE QUANTUM COMPUTING RACE, NEW PAPER SAYS|EDD GENT|MARCH 15, 2021|SINGULARITY HUB
Xanadu 2.0 is a mere 66,000 square feet with only eight bedrooms on a 5.15-acre lot.
UP TO A POINT: ROBBER BARONS MAKE WAY FOR ROBBER NERDS|P. J. O’ROURKE|AUGUST 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Busches were a very big deal in St. Louis, where they occupied a massive, Xanadu-esque family compound.
‘BITTER BREW’ AND THE EPIC BATTLE FOR AMERICA’S BEER|DANIEL GROSS|DECEMBER 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
After that, came a succession of leading roles in musicals like All Shook Up and Xanadu.
GLEE'S NEW VILLAIN|ITAY HOD|SEPTEMBER 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.