OBTENEBRATION

Ob*ten`e*bra"tion, n. Etym: [L. obtenebrate to make dark.]

Definition: The act of darkening; the state of being darkened; darkness. [Obs.] In every megrim or vertigo, there is an obtenebration joined with a semblance of turning round. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 October 2024

SUPERIORITY

(noun) displaying a sense of being better than others; “he hated the white man’s superiority and condescension”


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Coffee Trivia

Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

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