LAMPADROME

Lam"pa*drome, n. Etym: [Gr. (Gr. Antiq.)

Definition: A race run by young men with lighted torches in their hands. He who reached the goal first, with his torch unextinguished, gained the prize.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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Coffee Trivia

According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.

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