SATURNIC

Etymology

Adjective

saturnic (comparative more saturnic, superlative most saturnic)

containing lead or suffering from lead poisoning (saturnia)

saturnine; tending to a gloomy, melancholy, or bitter disposition

of or relating to the planet Saturn

Saturnalian: riotously merry; dissolute

Anagrams

• curtains, turacins, unracist

Source: Wiktionary



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AROMATIC

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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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