PHILOMEL

Noun

philomel (plural philomels)

(poetic) The nightingale.

Source: Wiktionary


Phil"o*mel, n.

Definition: Same as Philomela, the nightingale. [Poetic] Milton. Cowper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

12 January 2025

HABIT

(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”


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Coffee Trivia

“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States

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