ESOPHAGUS

esophagus, oesophagus, gorge, gullet

(noun) the passage between the pharynx and the stomach

OESOPHAGUS

esophagus, oesophagus, gorge, gullet

(noun) the passage between the pharynx and the stomach

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

esophagus (plural esophagi)

(American spelling) Alternative spelling of oesophagus

Source: Wiktionary


E*soph"a*gus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. vi to go, drive) + (Anat.)

Definition: That part of the alimentary canal between the pharynx and the stomach; the gullet. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus, under Digestive. [Written also .]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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21 May 2025

SOMETIME

(adverb) at some indefinite or unstated time; “let’s get together sometime”; “everything has to end sometime”; “It was to be printed sometime later”


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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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