PROGNOSTICATORS

Noun

prognosticators

plural of prognosticator

Source: Wiktionary


PROGNOSTICATOR

Prog*nos"ti*ca`tor, n.

Definition: One who prognosticates; a foreknower or foreteller of a future course or event by present signs. Isa. xlvii. 13.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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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

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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