As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
GYNAECIUM
Noun
gynaecium (plural gynaecia)
Alternative form of gynæceum
Source: Wiktionary
Gyn`æ*ce"um, Gyn`æ*ci"um, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
Definition: The part of a large house, among the ancients, exclusively appropriated to women. [Written also gyneceum, gynecium.] Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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