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A sandwich consists of a lower slice of bread, mustard or mayonnaise; optional lettuce, an optional slice of tomato; two to four slices of either bologna, salami, or ham (in any combination); one or more slices of cheese, and a top slice of bread [translated into Backus Normal Form becomes ]
sandwich ::=
lower_slice
[ mustard | mayonnaise ]
lettuce? tomato?
[ bologna | salami | ham ] {2,4}
cheese+
top_slice
The dict-ified dictionary.com word of the day is neoteric
| source : web1913 |
Neoteric \Ne`o*ter"ic\, Neoterical \Ne`o*ter"ic*al\, a. [L.
neotericus, gr. ?, fr. ?, compar. of ? young, new.]
Recent in origin; modern; new. ``Our neoteric verbs.''
--Fitzed. Hall.
Some being ancient, others neoterical. --Bacon.
| source : web1913 |
Neoteric \Ne`o*ter"ic\, n.
One of modern times; a modern.