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Wednesday, 30 March 2011
Sybarite
Oooh, a new word — sybarite!*. Definition according to the
Cambridge Online Dictionary
: a person who loves expensive things and pleasure -- s
imilar to hedonist, bon vivant or epicurean
Now, is it possible to be cheapskate sybarite, I wonder. . .
*as used by Ken Follett in his wonderful interview with Jennifer Byrne on ABC1
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