congruities
plural of congruity
Source: Wiktionary
Con*gru"i*ty ( or , n.; pl. Congruities. Etym: [Cf. F. congruit.]
1. The state or quality of being congruous; the relation or agreement between things; fitness; harmony; correspondence; consistency. With what congruity doth the church of Rome deny that her enemies do at all appertain to the church of Christ Hooker. A whole sentence may fail of its congruity by wanting one particle. Sir P. Sidney.
2. (Geom.)
Definition: Coincidence, as that of lines or figures laid over one another.
3. (Scholastic Theol.)
Definition: That, in an imperfectly good persons, which renders it suitable for God to bestow on him gifts of grace.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
