BESIEGEMENT

Etymology

Noun

besiegement (countable and uncountable, plural besiegements)

The act of besieging, or the state of being besieged.

Source: Wiktionary


Be*siege"ment, n.

Definition: The act of besieging, or the state of being besieged. Golding.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SUPERFETATION

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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.

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