According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.
CIRCUMSCRIBING
Verb
circumscribing
present participle of circumscribe
Source: Wiktionary
CIRCUMSCRIBE
Cir`cum*scribe", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Circumscribed; p. pr. & vb. n. Circumscribing.] Etym: [L. circumscribere, -scriptum; circum + scribere to write, draw. See Soribe.]
1. to write or engare around. [R.] Thereon is circumscribed this epitaph. Ashmole.
2. To inclose within a certain limit; to hem in; to surround; to bound; to confine; to restrain. To circumscribe royal power. Bancroft.
3. (Geom.)
Definition: To draw a line around si as to touch at certain points without cutting. See Inscribe, 5.
Syn.
– To bound; limit; restrict; confine; abridge; restrain; environ; encircle; inclose; encompass.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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