DISSEVERANCE

Noun

disseverance (countable and uncountable, plural disseverances)

The act of dissevering; separation.

Source: Wiktionary


Dis*sev"er*ance, n. Etym: [OF. dessevrance.]

Definition: The act of disserving; separation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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4 April 2025

GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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