ALIFORM

alar, alary, aliform, wing-shaped

(adjective) having or resembling wings

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

aliform (comparative more aliform, superlative most aliform)

Shaped like a wing

(of a building) Having wings

Source: Wiktionary


Al"i*form, a. Etym: [L. ala wing + -form.]

Definition: Wing-shaped; winglike.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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26 January 2025

NEGLECT

(verb) leave undone or leave out; “How could I miss that typo?”; “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”


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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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