AMPUTEE

amputee

(noun) someone who has had a limb removed by amputation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

amputee (plural amputees)

A person who has had one or more limbs removed.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

30 January 2025

HYPERICISM

(noun) a severe dermatitis of herbivorous domestic animals attributable to photosensitivity from eating Saint John’s wort


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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