There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
ACTUARIES
Noun
actuaries
plural of actuary
Source: Wiktionary
ACTUARY
Ac"tu*a*ry, n.; pl. Actuaries. Etym: [L. actuarius copyist, clerk, fr. actus, p. p. of agere to do, act.]
1. (Law)
Definition: A registar or clerk; -- used originally in courts of civil law jurisdiction, but in Europe used for a clerk or registar generally.
2. The computing official of an insurance company; one whose profession it is to calculate for insurance companies the risks and premiums for life, fire, and other insurances.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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3 February 2025
CRAZY
(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”
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