ADDUCING

adducing

(noun) citing as evidence or proof

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

adducing

present participle of adduce

Source: Wiktionary


ADDUCE

Ad*duce", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adduced; p. pr. & vb. n. Adducing.] Etym: [L. adducere, adductum, to lead or bring to; ad + ducere to lead. See Duke, and cf. Adduct.]

Definition: To bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or consideration which bears on a statement or case; to cite; to allege. Reasons . . . were adduced on both sides. Macaulay. Enough could not be adduced to satisfy the purpose of illustration. De Quincey.

Syn.

– To present; allege; advance; cite; quote; assign; urge; name; mention.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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HERMAPHRODITE

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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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