CAMBRIAN

Welsh, Cambrian

(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of Wales or its people or their language; “the Welsh coast”; “Welsh syntax”

Welshman, Welsh, Cambrian, Cymry

(noun) a native or resident of Wales

Cambrian, Cambrian period

(noun) from 544 million to about 500 million years ago; marine invertebrates

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Cam"bri*an, a.

1. (Geog.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to Cambria or Wales.

2. (Geol.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to the lowest subdivision of the rocks of the Silurian or Molluscan age; -- sometimes described as inferior to the Silurian. It is named from its development in Cambria or Wales. See the Diagram under Geology.

Cam"bri*an, n.

1. A native of Cambria or Wales.

2. (Geol.)

Definition: The Cambrian formation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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19 January 2025

ELOQUENCE

(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”


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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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