Coffee is among the most consumed beverages worldwide. According to Statista, an average person consumes roughly 42.6 liters of coffee per year.
BEHOOF
Etymology
Noun
behoof (countable and uncountable, plural behoofs)
(dated) That which is advantageous to a person; behalf, interest, advantage, profit, benefit.
Usage notes
• Mainly found in phrases like "on (the/his/our/etc) behoof (of)".
Source: Wiktionary
Be*hoof", n. Etym: [OE. to bihove for the use of, AS. beh advantage, a word implied in beh necessary; akin to Sw. behof, Dan. behov, G. behuf, and E. heave, the root meaning to seize, hence the meanings "to hold, make use of." See Heave, v. t.]
Definition: Advantage; profit; benefit; interest; use. No mean recompense it brings To your behoof. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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25 December 2024
UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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