FRAGMENTARINESS

Etymology

Noun

fragmentariness (uncountable)

The quality of being fragmentary.

Source: Wiktionary


Frag"men*ta*ri*ness, n.

Definition: The quality or property of being in fragnebts, or broken pieces, incompleteness; want of continuity. G. Eliot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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