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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 22, 2022 is: opine \oh-PYNE\ verb
Opine means "to express an opinion."

// The writer opines that the town library should be open for longer hours during the summer months. 

[See the entry >](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opine)

Examples:

"Apple's purpose has always been to empower the users of its wares. 'People are inherently creative. They will use tools in ways the toolmakers never thought possible,' once opined Steve Jobs, the computer maker's late co-founder." — The Economist, 27 Nov. 2021

Did you know?

Opine is not a back-formation of [opinion](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opinion). Both words come from Middle French opiner, meaning "to express one's opinion," and Latin op?n?r?, "to have in mind" or "to think." And they were thought up as words for the English language independently at different times.

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