archaeans
plural of archaean
Source: Wiktionary
Ar*chæ"an, a. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: Ancient; pertaining to the earliest period in geological history.
Ar*chæ"an, n. (Geol.)
Definition: The earliest period in geological period, extending up to the Lower Silurian. It includes an Azoic age, previous to the appearance of life, and an Eozoic age, including the earliest forms of life.
Note: This is equivalent to the formerly accepted term Azoic, and to the Eozoic of Dawson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
