THALASSIAN

Etymology

Noun

thalassian (plural thalassians)

(zoology) Any sea tortoise.

Source: Wiktionary


Tha*las"si*an, n. Etym: [From Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any sea tortoise.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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13 February 2025

BREAK

(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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