CIRCUITY

Etymology

Noun

circuity (countable and uncountable, plural circuities)

(countable) A circuitous plan; a roundabout way of doing something.

(uncountable) The state or quality of being circuitous.

(transportation, countable) A measure of the ratio of road miles to air miles between two locations.

Source: Wiktionary


Cir*cu"i*ty, n.

Definition: A going round in a circle; a course not direct; a roundabout way of proceeding.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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21 April 2025

ENCYCLOPEDIA

(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty


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The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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