According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
ALTISONANT
Etymology
Adjective
altisonant (comparative more altisonant, superlative most altisonant)
High-sounding; lofty or pompous.
Source: Wiktionary
Al*tis"o*nant, a. Etym: [L. altus high + sonans, p. pr. of sonare to sound.]
Definition: High-sounding; lofty or pompous. Skelton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
10 June 2025
COMMUNICATIONS
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
Coffee Trivia
