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.
ASSUETUDE
Etymology
Noun
assuetude (countable and uncountable, plural assuetudes)
(archaic) Accustomedness; habit.
The condition of an organism that has acquired tolerance of a drug or poison.
Source: Wiktionary
As"sue*tude, n. Etym: [L. assuetudo, fr. assuetus accustomed.]
Definition: Accustomedness; habit; habitual use. Assuetude of things hurtful doth make them lose their force to hurt. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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