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.
APOTOME
A*pot"o*me, n. Etym: [Gr.
1. (Math.)
Definition: The difference between two quantities commensurable only in power, as between sq. root2 and 1, or between the diagonal and side of a square.
2. (Mus)
Definition: The remaining part of a whole tone after a smaller semitone has been deducted from it; a major semitone. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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