Jurassic
(adjective) of or relating to or denoting the second period of the Mesozoic era
Jurassic, Jurassic period
(noun) from 190 million to 135 million years ago; dinosaurs; conifers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Jurassic (not comparable)
(geology) Of or pertaining to the second period of the Mesozoic era, a time still dominated by dinosaurs.
Of or pertaining to the people or region near the Jura Mountain Range of Europe.
Jurassic
(geology, paleontology) The period from 201.3±0.2 to 145 million years ago, after the Triassic and before the Cretaceous; the geologic systems of this period.
• D. M. Kermack, K. A. Kermack, The Evolution of Mammalian Characters
• (geological period): Phanerozoic - eon; Mesozoic - era
• (geological period): Lower Jurassic, Middle Jurassic, Upper Jurassic - epochs; series
• (geological period): Triassic (preceding), Cretaceous (succeeding) - periods; systems
Source: Wiktionary
Ju*ras"sic, a. (Geol.)
Definition: Of the age of the middle Mesozoic, including, as divided in England and Europe, the Lias, Oölite, and Wealden; -- named from certain rocks of the Jura mountains.
– n.
Definition: The Jurassic period or formation; -- called also the Jura.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 May 2024
(noun) the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
