ASTARTE

Astarte, Ashtoreth

(noun) an ancient Phoenician goddess of love and fertility; the Phoenician counterpart to Ishtar

Source: WordNet® 3.1


As*tar"te, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of bivalve mollusks, common on the coasts of America and Europe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

6 February 2025

CURE

(verb) make (substances) hard and improve their usability; “cure resin”; “cure cement”; “cure soap”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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