Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
Arabic
(adjective) relating to or characteristic of Arabs; “Arabic languages”
Arabic, Arabic language
(noun) the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Arabic (not comparable)
Related to the Arabic language.
Of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour (see also Arab as an adjective).
• The adjective Arabic is commonly used in reference to language, and in traditional phrases such as Arabic numeral or gum arabic. Its use is controversial and often deprecated in reference to people or countries, where the adjective Arab is preferred.
Arabic
A major Semitic language originating from the Arabian peninsula, and now spoken natively (in various spoken dialects, all sharing a single highly conservative standardized literary form) throughout large sections of the Middle East and North Africa.
The Aramaic-derived alphabet used to write the Arabic, Persian, Pashto, Urdu, and Uyghur languages, among others.
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Source: Wiktionary
Ar"a*bic, a. Etym: [L. Arabicus, fr. Arabia.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to Arabia or the Arabians. Arabic numerals or figures, the nine digits, 1, 2, 3, etc., and the cipher 0.
– Gum arabic. See under Gum.
Ar"a*bic, n.
Definition: The language of the Arabians.
Note: The Arabic is a Semitic language, allied to the Hebrew. It is very widely diffused, being the language in which all Mohammedans must read the Koran, and is spoken as a vernacular tongue in Arabia, Syria, and Northern Africa.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 May 2025
(adjective) (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; “a sharp photographic image”; “the sharp crack of a twig”; “the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot”
Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.