PROBOULEUTIC

Etymology

Adjective

probouleutic (not comparable)

Relating to the Ancient Greek council, which held preliminary discussions before submitting matters to the general assembly.

(UK, by extension) Pertaining to preliminary discussion before discussion in council, parliament, or other public debate.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

24 October 2024

ELLIPSE

(noun) a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it; “the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant”


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The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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