According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
ALLANITE
Etymology
Noun
allanite (plural allanites)
(mineral) Any of a group of silicate minerals that are a source of rare earth metals.
Source: Wiktionary
Al"lan*ite, n. Etym: [From T. Allan, who first distinguished it as a species.] (min.)
Definition: A silicate containing a large amount of cerium. It is usually black in color, opaque, and is related to epidote in form and composition.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DIRECTIONALITY
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
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