āCoffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.ā ā Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
Ny, Nye, a. & adv.
Definition: Nigh. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Nye, n. Etym: [Prob. fr. F. nid nest, brood, L. nidus nest. See Nest, and cf. Eye brood, Nide.]
Definition: A brood or flock of pheasants.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
āCoffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.ā ā Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States