INCORPORATIVE

incorporative

(adjective) growing by taking over and incorporating adjacent territories; “the Russian Empire was a typical incorporative state”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

incorporative (comparative more incorporative, superlative most incorporative)

That serves to incorporate.

(grammar) Polysynthetic.

Source: Wiktionary


In*cor"po*ra*tive, a.

Definition: Incorporating or tending to incorporate; as, the incorporative languages (as of the Basques, North American Indians, etc. ) which run a whole phrase into one word. History demonstrates that incorporative unions are solid and permanent; but that a federal union is weak. W. Belsham.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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CALPAC

(noun) a high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus


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Coffee Trivia

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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