predial (comparative more predial, superlative most predial)
Alternative form of praedial
predial (third-person singular simple present predials, present participle predialing or predialling, simple past and past participle predialed or predialled)
(transitive) To dial in advance.
• lip-read, lipread, pedrail, prelaid
Source: Wiktionary
Pre"di*al, a. Etym: [L. praedium a farm, estate: cf. F. prédial.]
1. Consisting of land or farms; landed; as, predial estate; that is, real estate. Ayliffe.
2. Attached to land or farms; as, predial slaves.
3. Issuing or derived from land; as, predial tithes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 May 2025
(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”
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.
