AFFUSIONS

Noun

affusions

plural of affusion

Source: Wiktionary


AFFUSION

Af*fu"sion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. affusion.]

Definition: The act of pouring upon, or sprinkling with a liquid, as water upon a child in baptism. Specifically: (Med)

Definition: The act of pouring water or other fluid on the whole or a part of the body, as a remedy in disease. Dunglison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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