ASSASSINATION

assassination

(noun) murder of a public figure by surprise attack

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

assassination (plural assassinations)

The murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain.

Source: Wiktionary


As*sas`si*na"tion, n.

Definition: The act of assassinating; a killing by treacherous violence.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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