“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
ANATOMISM
A*nat"o*mism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. anatomisme.]
1. The application of the principles of anatomy, as in art. The stretched and vivid anatomism of their [i. e., the French] great figure painters. The London Spectator.
2. The doctrine that the anatomical structure explains all the phenomena of the organism or of animal life.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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