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June 21, 2025

Word of the Day: Litmus Test

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Word of the Day
: June 21, 2025

\LIT-mus-TEST\ noun

What It Means

A litmus test is something (such as an opinion about a political or moral issue) that is used to make a judgment about whether someone or something is acceptable.

// At our family’s Thanksgiving dinner, the litmus test for good mac and cheese is whether or not it is baked.

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