GEOLATRIES

GEOLATRY

Ge*ol"a*try, n. Etym: [Gr.

Definition: The worship of the earth. G. W. Cox. The Geological Series.

Note: The science of geology, as treating of the history of the globe, involves a description of the different strata which compose its crust, their order of succession, characteristic forms of animal and vegetable life, etc. The principal subdivisions of geological time, and the most important strata, with their relative positions, are indicated in the following diagram.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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5 July 2024

FENESTRATION

(noun) surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of osteosclerosis


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Coffee Trivia

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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