“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
CIRCUMNUTATE
Etymology
Verb
circumnutate (third-person singular simple present circumnutates, present participle circumnutating, simple past and past participle circumnutated)
(botany) to bend in a direction that is continuously moving in a horizontal direction
Source: Wiktionary
Cir`cum*nu"tate, v. i. Etym: [Pref. circum- + nutate.]
Definition: To pass through the stages of circumnutation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPERSION
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
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