dissert (third-person singular simple present disserts, present participle disserting, simple past and past participle disserted)
To discourse or dispute; to discuss.
• disters, redists, strides
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*sert", v. i. Etym: [L. dissertus, p. p. of disserere; dis- + serere to join, connect: cf. F. disserter. See Series.]
Definition: To discourse or dispute; to discuss. [R.] We have disserted upon it a little longer than was necessary. Jeffrey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 May 2024
(adjective) lighted by sunlight; “the sunlit slopes of the canyon”; “violet valleys and the sunstruck ridges”- Wallace Stegner
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.
