MEASURABLY

measurably

(adverb) to a measurable degree; “the difference is measurably large”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

measurably (comparative more measurably, superlative most measurably)

In a measurable manner.

To a measurable extent.

Source: Wiktionary


MEASURABLE

Meas"ur*a*ble, a. Etym: [F. mesurable, L. mensurabilis. See Measure, and cf. Mensurable.]

1. Capable of being measured; susceptible of mensuration or computation.

2. Moderate; temperate; not excessive. Of his diet measurable was he. Chaucer.

– Meas"ur*a*ble*ness, n.

– Meas"ur*a*bly, adv. Yet do it measurably, as it becometh Christians. Latimer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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