SUPERINCUMBENCY

Etymology

Noun

superincumbency (uncountable)

The quality of being superincumbent.

Source: Wiktionary


Su`per*in*cum"bence, Su`per*in*cum"ben*cy, n.

Definition: The quality or state of being superincumbent.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

16 March 2025

SUSPENDED

(adjective) (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment; “suspended matter such as silt or mud...”; “dust particles suspended in the air”; “droplets in suspension in a gas”


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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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