Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
CONVOKE
convoke, convene
(verb) call together; “The students were convened in the auditorium”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
convoke (third-person singular simple present convokes, present participle convoking, simple past and past participle convoked)
(transitive) To convene, to cause to assemble for a meeting.
To call together.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*voke", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Convoked; p.pr. & vb.n. Convoking.] Etym: [L. convocare: cf. F. convoquer. See Convocate.]
Definition: To call together; to summon to meet; to assemble by summons. There remained no resource but the dreadful one of convoking a parliament. palfrey.
Syn.
– To summon; assemble; convene. See Call.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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