sennight (plural sennights)
(archaic) A period of seven nights; a week.
• (seven nights): week
sennight (not comparable)
(archaic) After a sennight has passed.
(archaic) A sennight ago.
• nightens
Source: Wiktionary
Sen"night, n. Etym: [Contr. fr. sevennight.]
Definition: The space of seven nights and days; a week. [Written also se'nnight.] [Archaic.] Shak. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
