supervision, supervising, superintendence, oversight
(noun) management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
Source: WordNet® 3.1
supervision (countable and uncountable, plural supervisions)
(uncountable) The act or instance of supervising.
(uncountable) Responsible oversight.
(countable, Cambridge University) A tutorial session for an individual student or a small group.
Source: Wiktionary
Su`per*vi"sion, n.
Definition: The act of overseeing; inspection; superintendence; oversight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 June 2025
(adjective) marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; “a modest apartment”; “too modest to wear his medals”
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.
