There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
DISSONANCE
dissonance
(noun) disagreeable sounds
noise, dissonance, racket
(noun) the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; “modern music is just noise to me”
disagreement, dissension, dissonance
(noun) a conflict of people’s opinions or actions or characters
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dissonance (countable and uncountable, plural dissonances)
A harsh, discordant combination of sounds.
(music) Conflicting notes that are not overtones of the note or chord sounding.
A state of disagreement or conflict.
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Source: Wiktionary
Dis"so*nance, n. Etym: [L. dissonantia: cf. F. dissonance.]
1. A mingling of discordant sounds; an inharmonious combination of sounds; discord. Filled the air with barbarous dissonance. Milton.
2. Want of agreement; incongruity. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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