DEARLING

Etymology

Noun

dearling (plural dearlings)

Alternative form of darling

Anagrams

• Aldinger, Reginald, danglier, dragline, inlarged, relading

Source: Wiktionary


Dear"ling, n.

Definition: A darling. [Obs.] Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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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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