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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A small species of Egyptian lizard, Scincus officinalis; the skink.
  • noun A measure used in India, equal to 8½ pints. McElrath, Com. Dict.

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  • But on most days, customers at both cafes come just to talk for hours about everything and nothing. There is a word in Bengali for that unrestricted conversation: “adda.”

    December 4, 2021