According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.
abolition, abolishment
(noun) the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery); “the abolition of capital punishment”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
abolition (plural abolitions)
The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation [First attested around the early 16th century.]
The state of being abolished
(historical, often capitalised, UK, US) The ending of the slave trade or of slavery. [First attested around the early 18th century.]
(historical, often capitalised, Australia) The ending of convict transportation. [First attested around the late 18th century.]
(obsolete) An amnesty; a putting out of memory. [Attested from the early 17th century to the early 19th century.]
The sense "amnesty", and in general any reference to "abolition of" a person, is now obsolete or unusual.
• (act of abolishing): establishment, foundation
Source: Wiktionary
Ab"o*li"tion, n. Etym: [L. abolitio, fr. abolere: cf. F. abolition. See Abolish.]
Definition: The act of abolishing, or the state of being abolished; an annulling; abrogation; utter destruction; as, the abolition of slavery or the slave trade; the abolition of laws, decrees, ordinances, customs, taxes, debts, etc.
Note: The application of this word to persons is now unusual or obsolete
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 June 2025
(verb) bestow a quality on; “Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company”; “The music added a lot to the play”; “She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings”; “This adds a light note to the program”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.