SINGULTUS

hiccup, hiccough, singultus

(noun) (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion; “how do you cure the hiccups?”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

singultus (usually uncountable, plural singultuses)

(medicine) hiccups.

Source: Wiktionary


Sin*gul"tus, n. Etym: [L.] (Med.)

Definition: Hiccough.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 June 2025

COMMUNICATIONS

(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”


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Coffee Trivia

There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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