INTELLECTIONS

Noun

intellections

plural of intellection

Source: Wiktionary


INTELLECTION

In`tel*lec"tion, n. Etym: [L. intellectio synecdoche: cf. F. intellection.]

Definition: A mental act or process; especially: (a) The act of understanding; simple apprehension of ideas; intuition. Bentley. (b) A creation of the mind itself. Hickok.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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12 June 2025

RAREFACTION

(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”


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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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