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.
IMPLICATURE
Etymology
Coined by Paul Grice.
Noun
implicature (plural implicatures)
(pragmatics) An implied meaning that does not semantically entail.
Usage notes
• Adjectives often applied to "implicature": scalar, conventional, conversational, generalized, particularized, contextual.
Source: Wiktionary
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BEAR
(verb) have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; “She bears the title of Duchess”; “He held the governorship for almost a decade”
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