Soma vs Soda - What's the difference?
soma | soda |
(anatomy) The whole axial portion of an animal, including the head, neck, trunk, and tail.
(cytology) The bulbous part of a neuron, containing the cell nucleus.
A ritual drink in ancient Vedic and Persian cultures, dating to common Indo-Iranian period.
* 2006 , Karen Armstrong, The Great Transformation , Atlantic Books 2007, p. 82:
(by extension) any kind of intoxicating drug
(uncountable) Sodium bicarbonate.
(uncountable) Sodium in chemical combination.
(uncountable) Carbonated water (originally made with sodium bicarbonate).
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
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‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’}} (chiefly, US, regional, especially, in the northeast, uncountable) Any carbonated (usually sweet) soft drink.
(chiefly, US, regional, especially, in the northeast, countable) A glass, bottle or can of this drink.
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From (etyl) . (wikipedia soma)Noun
(-)- Once he had drunk the intoxicating soma , he experienced an ascent to the gods without having to die a violent death, as in the old ritual.
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citation, passage=A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda , and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed.
‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’}}