According to Statista, the global coffee industry is worth US$363 billion in 2020. The market grows annually by 10.6%, and 78% of revenue came from out-of-home establishments like cafes and coffee beverage retailers.
AFFRICATIVE
affricate, affricate consonant, affricative
(noun) a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as ‘ch’ in ‘chair’ and ‘j’ in ‘joy’)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
affricative (plural affricatives)
An affricate.
Adjective
affricative (not comparable)
Of or relating to an affricate.
Source: Wiktionary
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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