According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.
ILLUME
light, illume, illumine, light up, illuminate
(verb) make lighter or brighter; “This lamp lightens the room a bit”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
illume (third-person singular simple present illumes, present participle illuming, simple past and past participle illumed)
(archaic) To throw or spread light upon; to make light or bright
Synonyms: illuminate, illumine
Source: Wiktionary
Il*lume", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illumed; p. pr. & vb. n. Illuming.] Etym: [Cf. F. illuminer. See Illuminate.]
Definition: To throw or spread light upon; to make light or bright; to illuminate; to illumine. Shak. The mountain's brow, Illumed with fluid gold. Thomson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DIRECTIONALITY
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
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