According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.
EXCURSUS
digression, aside, excursus, divagation, parenthesis
(noun) a message that departs from the main subject
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
excursus (plural excursuses or excursus)
A fuller treatment (in a separate section) of a particular part of the text of a book, especially a classic.
A narrative digression, especially to discuss a particular issue.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*cur"sus, n. Etym: [L., fr. excurrere, excursum. See Excurrent.]
Definition: A dissertation or digression appended to a work, and containing a more extended exposition of some important point or topic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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