HARROD

Harrod, Charles Henry Harrod

(noun) English merchant who took over a shop in London that was expanded by his son into a prestigious department store (1800-1885)

Harrod, Charles Digby Harrod

(noun) English merchant who expanded his father’s shop in London into a prestigious department store (1841-1905)

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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PRESCRIPTIVE

(adjective) pertaining to giving directives or rules; “prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage”


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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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