“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
MISMEASURE
Etymology
Verb
mismeasure (third-person singular simple present mismeasures, present participle mismeasuring, simple past and past participle mismeasured)
(transitive, intransitive) To measure incorrectly or inaccurately.
Noun
mismeasure
mismeasurement
Source: Wiktionary
Mis*meas"ure, v. t.
Definition: To measure or estimate incorrectly.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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