EPICOLIC

Ep`i*col"ic, a. Etym: [Pref. epi- + Gr. (Anat.)

Definition: Situated upon or over the colon; -- applied to the region of the abdomen adjacent to the colon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

5 June 2025

UNDERLAY

(verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; “underlay the plate”


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Coffee Trivia

The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.

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