ELENCTIC

Etymology

Adjective

elenctic (comparative more elenctic, superlative most elenctic)

Serving to refute, refutative, especially as part of a systematic interrogation; pertaining to rhetorical elenchus or cross-examination.

Source: Wiktionary


E*lenc"tic, E*lenc"tic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. (Logic)

Definition: Serving to refute; refutative; -- applied to indirect modes of proof, and opposed to deictic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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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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