dismemberment, taking apart
(noun) the removal of limbs; being cut to pieces
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dismemberment (countable and uncountable, plural dismemberments)
(countable) The act of dismembering.
(uncountable) The state or condition of being dismembered.
(countable) Removal from membership; detachment from an organization, group, etc.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*mem"ber*ment, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. desmembrement, F. démembrement.]
Definition: The act of dismembering, or the state of being dismembered; cutting in piece; m The Castilians would doubtless have resented the dismemberment of the unwieldy body of which they formed the head. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 October 2024
(noun) any of a group of herpes viruses that enlarge epithelial cells and can cause birth defects; can affect humans with impaired immunological systems
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.
