HIGHVELD

Etymology

Proper noun

Highveld

The inland plateau of South Africa and neighbouring countries, containing greater Johannesburg. [from 19th c.]

Noun

highveld

Alternative letter-case form of Highveld

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

1 June 2025

BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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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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