SHORTLIST

shortlist

(verb) put someone or something on a short list

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

shortlist (plural shortlists)

Alternative spelling of short list

Verb

shortlist (third-person singular simple present shortlists, present participle shortlisting, simple past and past participle shortlisted)

To place something on a short list

Source: Wiktionary



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STATE

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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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