PRECANCEL

Etymology

Verb

precancel (third-person singular simple present precancels, present participle precancelling or precanceling, simple past and past participle precancelled or precanceled)

(transitive) To cancel or frank (a postage stamp) prior to posting it.

Noun

precancel (plural precancels)

A postage stamp or mail item that has been precancelled.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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