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.
GALLICISM
Gallicism
(noun) a word or phrase borrowed from French
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
Gallicism (plural Gallicisms)
A loanword borrowed from French.
Coordinate terms
Noun
gallicism (plural gallicisms)
Alternative letter-case form of Gallicism
Source: Wiktionary
Gal"li*cism, n. Etym: [F. gallicisme.]
Definition: A mode of speech peculiar to the French; a French idiom; also, in general, a French mode or custom.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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