DEDIFFERENTIATE

dedifferentiate

(verb) lose specialization in form or function

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

dedifferentiate (third-person singular simple present dedifferentiates, present participle dedifferentiating, simple past and past participle dedifferentiated)

To lose or reverse differentiation

Source: Wiktionary



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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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