IRRELATIVELY

Etymology

Adverb

irrelatively (not comparable)

In an irrelative manner.

Source: Wiktionary


IRRELATIVE

Ir*rel"a*tive, a.

Definition: Not relative; without mutual relations; unconnected.

– Ir*rel"a*tive*ly, adv. Irrelative chords (Mus.), those having no common tone.

– Irrelative repetition (Biol.), the multiplication of parts that serve for a common purpose, but have no mutual dependence or connection. Owen.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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7 November 2024

ERASE

(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”


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Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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