MANDARINISM

Etymology

Noun

mandarinism (countable and uncountable, plural mandarinisms)

A government of mandarins; character or spirit of the mandarins.

Source: Wiktionary


Man`da*rin"ism, n.

Definition: A government mandarins; character or spirit of the mandarins. F. Lieder.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

14 May 2025

TERNARY

(adjective) having three units or components or elements; “a ternary operation”; “a treble row of red beads”; “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”; “triple time has three beats per measure”; “triplex windows”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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