TURKO

Turk"o, n.; pl. Turkos. Etym: [F. turco.]

Definition: One of a body of native Algerian tirailleurs in the French army, dressed as a Turk. [Written also Turco.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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27 May 2025

DIRECTIONALITY

(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”


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Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

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