Anderance

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Anderance

n.
the awareness that your partner perceives the relationship from a totally different angle than you—spending years looking at a different face across the table, listening for cues in a different voice—an odd reminder that no matter how much you have in common, you’re still in love with different people.

Dutch ander, another person, someone else. Pronounced “an-der-uhns.”

Backmasking

a woman's face with a double exposure

Nyctous

a person walking in the middle of a street

Immerensis

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Etterath

a graduation cap and gown on a chair

Lilo

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Typifice

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