“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
ALLOCHTHON
Etymology
1940-45; back formation from allochthonous.
Noun
allochthon (plural allochthons)
(geology) A geological formation not formed in the region where found and moved to its present location by tectonic forces. Compare autochthon.
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ENCYCLOPEDIA
(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
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