SYRACUSE

Syracuse, siege of Syracuse

(noun) the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse

Syracuse, siege of Syracuse

(noun) the Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes)

Syracuse, Siracusa

(noun) a city in southeastern Sicily that was founded by Corinthians in the 8th century BC

Syracuse

(noun) a city in central New York

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Syr"a*cuse, n.

Definition: A red wine of Italy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

11 December 2024

CITATION

(noun) a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; “the student’s essay failed to list several important citations”; “the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book”; “the article includes mention of similar clinical cases”


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Coffee Trivia

An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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