EGRESSIVE

Adjective

egressive

Going or directed outward.

(phonetics, of a speech sound) Uttered by pushing air out through the mouth or nose.

(geology) descriptive of a place or channel through which something such as water or lava leaves an area.

Antonyms

• ingressive

Noun

egressive (plural egressives)

(phonetics) A speech sound in which the air stream is created by pushing air out through the mouth or nose.

Antonyms

• ingressive

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

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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