inoculation, vaccination
(noun) taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease
vaccination
(noun) the scar left following inoculation with a vaccine
Source: WordNet® 3.1
vaccination (countable and uncountable, plural vaccinations)
Inoculation with a vaccine, in order to protect from a particular disease or strain of disease.
Source: Wiktionary
Vac`ci*na"tion, n.
Definition: The act, art, or practice of vaccinating, or inoculating with the cowpox, in order to prevent or mitigate an attack of smallpox. Cf. Inoculation.
Note: In recent use, vaccination sometimes includes inoculation with any virus as a preventive measure; as, vaccination of cholera.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 June 2025
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
