An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
MEDIAEVAL
medieval, mediaeval, gothic
(adjective) as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened; “a medieval attitude toward dating”
medieval, mediaeval
(adjective) relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages; “Medieval scholars”; “Medieval times”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
mediaeval (comparative more mediaeval, superlative most mediaeval)
Dated spelling of medieval.
Usage notes
• An older spelling, still sometimes, but less commonly, used in scholarly publications.
Noun
mediaeval (plural mediaevals)
Dated spelling of medieval.
Source: Wiktionary
Me`di*æ"val, a. Etym: [L. medius middle + aevum age. See Middle, and Age.]
Definition: Of or relating to the Middle Ages; as, mediæval architecture. [Written also medieval.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
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