ADEEMING

Verb

adeeming

present participle of adeem

Source: Wiktionary


ADEEM

A*deem", v. t. Etym: [L. adimere. See Ademption.] (Law)

Definition: To revoke, as a legacy, grant, etc., or to satisfy it by some other gift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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BOLLARD

(noun) a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); “the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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