Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
ANTIMETATHESIS
Etymology
Noun
antimetathesis (uncountable)
The repetition of the same word in a sentence with a different meaning.
The inversion of the parts of an antithesis, as in "A poem is a speaking picture; a picture, a mute poem" (Crabbe).
Source: Wiktionary
An`ti*me*tath"e*sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)
Definition: An antithesis in which the members are repeated in inverse order.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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