“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
ELECTRE
E*lec"tre, E*lec"ter, n. Etym: [L. electrum: cf. F. Ă©lectre mixture of gold and silver. See Electrum.]
1. Amber. See Electrum. [Obs.]
2. A metallic substance compounded of gold and silver; an alloy. [Obs.] Wyclif.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
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