INDOCILITY

Etymology

Noun

indocility (usually uncountable, plural indocilities)

the quality or condition of being indocile

Source: Wiktionary


In`do*cil"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. indocilitas: cf. F. indocilité.]

Definition: The quality or state of being indocile; dullness of intellect; unteachableness; intractableness. The stiffness and indocility of the Pharisees. W. Montagu.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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