According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
FRUGALITIES
Noun
frugalities
plural of frugality
Source: Wiktionary
FRUGALITY
Fru*gal"i*ty, n.; pl. Frugalities. Etym: [L. frugalitas: cf. F. frugalité.]
1. The quality of being frugal; prudent economy; that careful management of anything valuable which expends nothing unnecessarily, and applies what is used to a profitable purpose; thrift; --- opposed to extravagance. Frugality is founded on the principle that all riches have limits. Burke.
2. A sparing use; sparingness; as, frugality of praise.
Syn.
– Economy; parsimony. See Economy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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