There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
CRITIQUED
Verb
critiqued
simple past tense and past participle of critique
Source: Wiktionary
CRITIQUE
Cri*tique" (kr-tk"), n. Etym: [F. critique, f., fr. Gr. Critic.]
1. The art of criticism. [Written also critic.] [R.]
2. A critical examination or estimate of a work of literature or art; a critical dissertation or essay; a careful and through analysis of any subject; a criticism; as, Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason." I should as soon expect to see a critique on the poesy of a ring as on the inscription of a medal. Addison.
3. A critic; one who criticises. [Obs.] A question among critiques in the ages to come. Bp. Lincoln.
Cri*tique", v. t. Etym: [Cf. Critic, v.]
Definition: To criticise or pass judgment upon. [Obs.] Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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