LUCUBRATORY

Lu"cu*bra*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. lucubratorius.]

Definition: Composed by candlelight, or by night; of or pertaining to night studies; laborious or painstaking. Pope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

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