“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
EPIPLOCE
E*pip"lo*ce, n. Etym: [L., connection, from Gr. (Rhet.)
Definition: A figure by which one striking circumstance is added, in due gradation, to another; climax; e. g., "He not only spared his enemies, but continued them in employment; not only continued, but advanced them." Johnson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses; “he wanted a better sex life”; “the film contained no sex or violence”
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