āCoffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.ā ā Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
ZEMNI
Zem"ni, n. (Zoƶl.)
Definition: The blind mole rat (Spalax typhlus), native of Eastern Europe and Asia. Its eyes and ears are rudimentary, and its fur is soft and brownish, more or less tinged with gray. It constructs extensive burrows.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
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