According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.
INTERPENETRATE
interpenetrate, permeate
(verb) penetrate mutually or be interlocked; “The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot”
permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle
(verb) spread or diffuse through; “An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration”; “music penetrated the entire building”; “His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
interpenetrate (third-person singular simple present interpenetrates, present participle interpenetrating, simple past and past participle interpenetrated)
To penetrate mutually or reciprocally.
To permeate or pervade.
Source: Wiktionary
In`ter*pen"e*trate, v. t.
Definition: To penetrate between or within; to penetrate mutually. It interpenetrates my granite mass. Shelley.
In`ter*pen"e*trate, v. i.
Definition: To penetrate each the other; to penetrate between bodies or their parts. Interpenetrating molding (Arch.), in late Gothic architecture, a decoration by means of moldings which seem to pass through solid uprights, transoms, or other members; often, two sets of architectural members penetrating one another, in appearance, as if both had been plastic when they were put together.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) not married or related to the unmarried state; “unmarried men and women”; “unmarried life”; “sex and the single girl”; “single parenthood”; “are you married or single?”
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