ELATION

elation, high spirits, lightness

(noun) a feeling of joy and pride

elation

(noun) an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

elation (countable and uncountable, plural elations)

An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism.

A feeling of joy and pride.

(geometry) A collineation that fixes all points on a line (called its axis) and all lines though a point on the axis (called its center).

Anagrams

• Oltenia, toenail

Source: Wiktionary


E*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. elatio. See Elate.]

Definition: A lifting up by success; exaltation; inriation with pride of prosperity. "Felt the elation of triumph." Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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