When:
Lookups on Merriam-Webster.com spiked on May 10, 2011.
Why:
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver announced that they were "amicably separating" after 25 years of marriage.
Amicable means "showing a polite and friendly desire to avoid disagreement and argument."
The word traces back to the Latin amicus, meaning "friend."
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