GIVENNESS

givenness

(noun) the quality of being granted as a supposition; of being acknowledged or assumed

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

givenness (countable and uncountable, plural givennesses)

The fact of being given or posited in an argument, hypothesis etc.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

5 January 2025

PTEROSAUR

(noun) an extinct reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a bird-like beak and membranous wings supported by the very long fourth digit of each forelimb


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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