SURSANURE

Sur"sa*nure, n. Etym: [(Assumed) OF. sursaneĂĽre. See Sur-, and Sane.]

Definition: A wound healed or healing outwardly only. [Obs.] Of a sursanure In surgery is perilous the cure. Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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14 May 2025

TERNARY

(adjective) having three units or components or elements; “a ternary operation”; “a treble row of red beads”; “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”; “triple time has three beats per measure”; “triplex windows”


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“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States

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