PESTILLATION

Pes`til*la"tion, n. Etym: [LL. pestillum, L. pistillum. See Pestle.]

Definition: The act of pounding and bruising with a pestle in a mortar. Sir T. Browne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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3 April 2025

WHOLE

(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”


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