According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.
CONTRAPTION
appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget
(noun) a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
contraption (plural contraptions)
A machine that is complicated and precarious.
(figuratively, derogatory or ironic) Any object.
Synonyms
• (mechanical device): contrivance, device, fandango, gadget, mechanism, construction
Source: Wiktionary
Con*trap"tion, n.
Definition: A contrivance; a new-fangled device; -- used scornfully. [Colloq. or Dial.] -- Con*trap"tious (#), a.
We all remember some of the extraordinary contraptions which have been thus evolved and put upon the market. F. M. Ware.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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