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DREE

Dree, v. t. Etym: [AS. dreógan to bear, endure, complete.]

Definition: To endure; to suffer. [Scot.]

Dree, v. i.

Definition: To be able to do or endure. [Obs.]

Dree, a.

Definition: Wearisome; tedious. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

18 December 2024

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(noun) (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; “thematic vowels are part of the stem”


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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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