ACCUSTOMARY

Etymology

Adjective

accustomary (comparative more accustomary, superlative most accustomary)

(archaic) Usual; customary.

Christ, in the fifth of Matthew, forbiddeth not all kind of swearing, but the ordinary and accustomary swearing then in use among the Jews.

Source: Wiktionary


Ac*cus"tom*a*ry, a.

Definition: Usual; customary. [Archaic] Featley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

1 February 2025

GRIP

(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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