athetosis
(noun) a continuous succession of slow, writhing, involuntary movements of the hands and feet and other body parts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
athetosis (countable and uncountable, plural athetoses)
(symptom) A series of involuntary writhing movements of the limbs, typically bilateral and symmetric and predominantly affecting the distal parts of the limbs.
• thiasotes
Source: Wiktionary
Ath`e*to"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: A variety of chorea, marked by peculiar tremors of the fingers and toes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
