CANCELLATED

cancellate, cancellated, cancellous

(adjective) having an open or latticed or porous structure

cancellate, cancellated, clathrate

(adjective) having a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windows

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

cancellated (comparative more cancellated, superlative most cancellated)

Marked with cross lines; crossbarred.

(anatomy) Open or spongy, like certain porous bones.

Source: Wiktionary


Can"cel*la`ted, a.

1. Crossbarres; marked with cross lines. Grew.

2. (Anat.)

Definition: Open or spongy, as some porous bones.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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13 February 2025

BREAK

(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”


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Coffee Trivia

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.

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