DENUDATIONS

Noun

denudations

plural of denudation

Source: Wiktionary


DENUDATION

Den`u*da"tion, n. Etym: [L. denudatio: cf. F. dénudation.]

1. The act of stripping off covering, or removing the surface; a making bare.

2. (Geol.)

Definition: The laying bare of rocks by the washing away of the overlying earth, etc.; or the excavation and removal of them by the action of running water.

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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