Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
DETENTION
detention
(noun) a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home; “the detention of tardy pupils”
detention, detainment, hold, custody
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
detention (countable and uncountable, plural detentions)
(uncountable) The act of detaining or the state of being detained.
(countable) A temporary state of custody or confinement, especially of a prisoner awaiting trial, or of a student being punished.
(civil law) The bare physical control without the mental element of intention required for possession.
Source: Wiktionary
De*ten"tion, n. Etym: [L. detentio: cf. F. détention. See Detain.]
1. The act of detaining or keeping back; a withholding.
2. The state of being detained (stopped or hindered); delay from necessity.
3. Confinement; restraint; custody. The archduke Philip . . . found himself in a sort of honorable detention at Henry's court. Hallam.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOAK
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
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