(adj.) late 14c., etik (in fever etik), from O.Fr. etique consumptive, from L.L. hecticus, from Gk. hektikos continuous, habitual, consumptive (of a disease, because of the constant fever), from hexis a habit (of mind or body), from ekhein have,…

(ΑΜ ὀμνύω, Α και ὄμνυμι) 1. ορκίζομαι, παίρνω όρκο («ἐγὼ δὲ λέγω ὑμῑν μὴ ὀμόσαι ὅλως», ΚΔ) 2. βεβαιώνω κάτι με όρκο, παρέχω ένορκη διαβεβαίωση («ἐπειδὴ δὲ ὤμοσεν τὴν εἰρήνην ὁ Φίλιππος», Δημοσθ.). [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αβέβαιης ετυμολ. Έχει γίνει προσπάθεια…

academic definition: 1. relating to schools, colleges, and universities, or connected with studying and thinking, not…. Learn more.

General information & links: Tihomir Atanassov Dovramadjiev (Bulgarian: Тихомир Доврамаджиев; born May 22, 1979 in Varna; also known as Tihomir Titschko; "Titschko" is a short form of "Tihomir" and as TigerTAD on the Playchess server) is a Bulgarian chess…

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(adj.) 1822, from Mod.L. amnion (see AMNION (Cf. amnion)) + IC (Cf. ic)

excellent person or thing, 1897, from coveted varieties of apple that were raised from seed (so called since early 15c.), from M.E. pipin seed (see PIP (Cf. pip) (1))

The Massacre in Běchovice occurred on 17 June 1848 at the train station in the village near Prague, Bohemia (now the Czech Republic). In the revolutionary year 1848, many of Prague s bourgeoisie decided to flee the city. Many of them chose the…