As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
CEREBRALS
CEREBRAL
Cer"e*bral, a. Etym: [L. cerebrum brain; akin to Gr. cérébral. See Cheer.] (Anat.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the cerebrum. Cerebral apoplexy. See under Apoplexy.
Cer"e*bral, n. Etym: [A false translation of the Skr. murdhanya, lit., head-sounds.]
Definition: One of a class of lingual consonants in the East Indian languages. See Lingual, n.
Note: Prof. W. D. Whitney calls these letters linguals, and this is their usual designation in the United States.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended
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