An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
DEPRECATION
deprecation, denigration
(noun) the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)
deprecation
(noun) a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
deprecation (countable and uncountable, plural deprecations)
(uncountable) The act of deprecating.
(countable) A praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented; strong expression of disapprobation.
Entreaty for pardon; petitioning.
(countable) An imprecation or curse.
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
Dep`re*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. deprecatio; cf. F. déprécation.]
1. The act of deprecating; a praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented; strong expression of disapprobation. Humble deprecation. Milton.
2. Entreaty for pardon; petitioning.
3. An imprecation or curse. [Obs.] Gilpin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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