INTERCIPIENT

Etymology

Adjective

intercipient (not comparable)

intercepting; stopping.

Noun

intercipient (plural intercipients)

One who, or that which, intercepts or stops anything.

Source: Wiktionary


In`ter*cip"i*ent, a. Etym: [L. intercipiens, -entis, p. pr. of intercipere. See Intercept.]

Definition: Intercepting; stopping.

– n.

Definition: One who, or that which, intercepts or stops anything on the passage. Wiseman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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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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