CELESTE

Proper noun

Celeste

A female given name from Latin borrowed from French CĂ©leste, ultimately Latin caelestis "heavenly".

A city in Texas.

Etymology

Noun

celeste (plural celestes)

(musical instrument) Alternative form of celesta, a musical instrument.

(music) An organ stop, deliberately slightly out of tune to give an undulating sound.

Source: Wiktionary



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PROGRESSIVISM

(noun) the political orientation of those who favor progress toward better conditions in government and society


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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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