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encina

1

[ en-see-nuh ]

noun

  1. the live oak, Quercus virginiana.


Encina

2

[ en-thee-nah, -see ]

noun

  1. Juan del [hwahn del], 1468?-1529?, Spanish poet, composer, and playwright.
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Other Word Forms

  • ·n adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of encina1

An Americanism first recorded in 1905–10; from Latin American Spanish, Spanish: “holm oak,” by syncope, shortening, and assimilation, from Late Latin īīԲ “holm oak,” originally feminine of īīԳܲ “pertaining to holm oak,” equivalent to Latin ī- (stem of ī ) ilex 1 + -īԳܲ -ine 1
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ExxonMobil, New Hope Energy, Nexus Circular, Eastman, Encina and other companies are planning to build large plastics recycling plants.

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Last year, a 400-foot smokestack at the shuttered 1950s-era Encina Power Station in Carlsbad was torn down, over the objections of preservationists.

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Matthew Encina, another creator who has been doing desk setups for years, started in much the same way.

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When his wife suggested he take the space over and actually turn it into an office, Encina — a creative director and producer by trade — took to the idea.

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Encina’s video, which he titled “DIY Home Office and Desk Tour,” went live while he was on vacation in January of 2019 and took off almost immediately.

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