CONFLATION

Etymology

Noun

conflation (countable and uncountable, plural conflations)

(countable) A blowing or fusing together, as of many instruments in a concert, or of many fires in a foundry.

(uncountable) A blend or fusion, especially a composite reading or text formed by combining the material of two or more texts into a single text.

Source: Wiktionary


Con*fla"tion, n. [L. conflatio.]

Definition: A blowing together, as of many instruments in a concert, or of many fires in a foundry. [R.] Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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