TELICITY

Etymology

Noun

telicity (plural telicities)

(linguistics) The property of a verb or verb phrase that presents an action or event as being complete in some sense.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

1 June 2025

BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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Coffee Trivia

Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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