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.
APPLICATIVE
applicative, applicatory
(adjective) readily applicable or practical
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
applicative (comparative more applicative, superlative most applicative)
Having practical application; applicable.
(computing) Of a programming language: using successive functional transformations on data to arrive at a result.
(programming)
Noun
applicative (plural applicatives)
(grammar) A grammatical construct that casts a peripheral noun phrase as direct object.
Source: Wiktionary
Ap"pli*ca*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. applicatif, fr. L. applicare. See Apply.]
Definition: Having of being applied or used; applying; applicatory; practical. Bramhall.
– Ap"pli*ca*tive*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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