As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
DEMICULVERIN
Dem"i*cul"ver*in, n. (Mil. Antiq.)
Definition: A kind of ordnance, carrying a ball weighing from nine to thirteen pounds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) pertaining to giving directives or rules; “prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage”
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