EDERLE

Ederle, Gertrude Ederle, Gertrude Caroline Ederle

(noun) United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1906-2003)

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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Word of the Day

9 May 2025

RIGHT

(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”


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Coffee Trivia

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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