UNSANCTIONED

unsanctioned

(adjective) without explicit official permission; “unsanctioned use of company cars”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unsanctioned (comparative more unsanctioned, superlative most unsanctioned)

Not sanctioned; not approved by a sanctioning body.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

15 March 2025

TRUNCATION

(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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