OID

-oid. Etym: [Gr. wit: cf.F. -oïde, L. -oïdes.]

Definition: A suffix or combining form meaning like, resembling, in the form of; as in anthropoid, asteroid, spheroid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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24 March 2025

STACCATO

(adjective) (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; “staccato applause”; “a staccato command”; “staccato notes”


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Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

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