FAMILISTERY

Fam"i*lis*ter*y, n.; pl. Familisteries (. Etym: [F. familistère.]

Definition: A community in which many persons unite as in one family, and are regulated by certain communistic laws and customs.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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29 September 2024

MECHANISM

(noun) the technical aspects of doing something; “a mechanism of social control”; “mechanisms of communication”; “the mechanics of prose style”


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Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

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