You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
CONDESCENDENCE
Etymology
Noun
condescendence (countable and uncountable, plural condescendences)
The act of condescending; voluntary descent from one's rank or dignity in intercourse with an inferior; courtesy toward inferiors, condescension.
(Scotland, legal) An articulate statement annexed to a summons, setting forth the allegations in fact upon which an action is founded.
Synonyms
• (the act of condescending): condescension
Source: Wiktionary
Con`de*scend"ence, Con`de*scend"en*cy, n. Etym: [Cf. F. condescendance.]
Definition: Condescension. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISKETTE
(noun) a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer; “floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price”
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