“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
SUPEREMINENCY
Su`per*em"i*nence, Su`per*em"i*nen*cy, n. Etym: [L. supereminentia.]
Definition: The quality or state of being supereminent; distinguished eminence; as, the supereminence of Cicero as an orator, or Lord Chatham as a statesman. Ayliffe. He was not forever beset with the consciousness of his own supereminence. Prof. Wilson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
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