DISCIDED

Etymology

Verb

discided

simple past tense and past participle of discide

Adjective

discided (comparative more discided, superlative most discided)

(obsolete) Cut; severed.

Source: Wiktionary


DISCIDE

Dis*cide", v. t. Etym: [L. discidere; dis- + caedere to cut.]

Definition: To divide; to cleave in two. [Obs.] Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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26 November 2024

TRANSPOSITION

(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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