The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
BIENNIUM
Etymology
Noun
biennium (plural bienniums or biennia)
A period of two years.
Coordinate terms
• (1-year period): See year
• (3-year period): triennium
Source: Wiktionary
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SOLICITOUSLY
(adverb) in a concerned and solicitous manner; “‘Don’t you feel well?’ his mother asked solicitously”
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