OCTAEMERON

Oc`ta*em"e*ron, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Eccl.)

Definition: A fast of eight days before a great festival. Shipley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

28 April 2025

HAPPY

(adjective) enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure; ā€œa happy smileā€; ā€œspent many happy days on the beachā€; ā€œa happy marriageā€


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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