Chaldean, Chaldaean, Chaldee
(adjective) of or relating to ancient Chaldea or its people or language or culture
Chaldean, Chaldaean, Chaldee
(noun) an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea
Chaldean, Chaldaean, Chaldee
(noun) a wise man skilled in occult learning
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Chal*de"an, a. Etym: [L. Chaldaeus.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to Chaldea.
– n. (a) A native or inhabitant of Chaldea. (b) A learned man, esp. an astrologer; -- so called among the Eastern nations, because astrology and the kindred arts were much cultivated by the Chaldeans. (c) Nestorian.
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 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.
