According to Statista, the global coffee industry is worth US$363 billion in 2020. The market grows annually by 10.6%, and 78% of revenue came from out-of-home establishments like cafes and coffee beverage retailers.
CONFIGURATIONS
Noun
configurations
plural of configuration
Source: Wiktionary
CONFIGURATION
Con*fig`u*ra"tion, n. Etym: [L. configuratio.]
1. Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing' shape; figure. It is the variety of configurations [of the mouth] . . . which gives birth and origin to the several vowels. Harris.
2. (Astrol.)
Definition: Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time. They [astrologers] undertook . . . to determine the course of a man's character and life from the configuration of the stars at the moment of his birth. Whewell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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