HYSTEROLOGY

Hys`ter*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. hystérologie.] (Rhet.)

Definition: A figure by which the ordinary course of thought is inverted in expression, and the last put first; -- called also hysteron proteron.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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16 January 2025

BOOK

(noun) a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; “they run things by the book around here”


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Coffee Trivia

There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.

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