SECRETARIAT

Secretariat

(noun) thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1973

secretariat, secretariate

(noun) an administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties; especially for international organizations

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

secretariat (plural secretariats)

The office or department of a government secretary.

Source: Wiktionary


Sec`re*ta"ri*at, Sec`re*ta"ri*ate, n. Etym: [F. secrétariat.]

Definition: The office of a secretary; the place where a secretary transacts business, keeps records, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

18 January 2025

SHTIK

(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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