STADIAL

Etymology

Adjective

stadial (comparative more stadial, superlative most stadial)

(geology) Pertaining to a glacial stade.

(archaeology, sociology) Pertaining to or existing in successive stages of a given culture, society etc.

Noun

stadial (plural stadials)

(geology) A short, colder period within an interglacial; a stade.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

1 June 2025

BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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Coffee Trivia

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.

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