semimute (not comparable)
Having the faculty of speech either imperfectly developed or partially lost.
semimute (plural semimutes)
One who has the faculty of speech either imperfectly developed or partially lost.
Source: Wiktionary
Sem`i*mute", a.
Definition: Having the faculty of speech but imperfectly developed or partially lost.
Sem"i*mute`, n.
Definition: A semimute person.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 November 2024
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
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.
