MERCIFY

Etymology

Verb

mercify (third-person singular simple present mercifies, present participle mercifying, simple past and past participle mercified)

(obsolete, rare, transitive) To have mercy on; to pity. [16th-19th c.]

Source: Wiktionary


Mer"ci*fy, v. t.

Definition: To pity. [Obs.] Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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HUDDLED

(adjective) crowded or massed together; “give me...your huddled masses”; “the huddled sheep turned their backs against the wind”


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International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.

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