GERIATRIC

geriatric, gerontological

(adjective) of or relating to or practicing geriatrics; “geriatric hospital”

geriatric

(adjective) of or relating to the aged; “geriatric disorder”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

geriatric (comparative more geriatric, superlative most geriatric)

Relating to the elderly

Elderly, old

Relating to geriatrics

Synonyms

• (elderly, old): hoary, long in the tooth, on in years; see also elderly

Noun

geriatric (plural geriatrics)

(slang) An old person.

Synonyms

• genarian, oldster, silver top; see also old person

Source: Wiktionary



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21 April 2025

ENCYCLOPEDIA

(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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