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.
DICTA
DICTUM
pronouncement, dictum, say-so
(noun) an authoritative declaration
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
dicta
plural of dictum
Source: Wiktionary
Dic"ta, n. pl. Etym: [L.]
Definition: See Dictum.
DICTUM
Dic"tum, n.; pl. L. Dicta, E. Dictums. Etym: [L., neuter of dictus, p. p. of dicere to say. See Diction, and cf. Ditto.]
1. An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; an apothegm. A class of critical dicta everywhere current. M. Arnold.
2. (Law) (a) A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it. (b) (French Law) The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who has given it. Bouvier. (c) An arbitrament or award.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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