ELOPEMENT

elopement

(noun) the act of running away with a lover (usually to get married)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

elopement (plural elopements)

The act of running away from home with a paramour.

The act of running away secretly for the purpose of getting married with one's intended spouse.

The act of running away from home (for any reason).

Source: Wiktionary


E*lope"ment, n.

Definition: The act of eloping; secret departure; -- said of a woman and a man, one or both, who run away from their homes for marriage or for cohabitation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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