INTROMISSION

insertion, introduction, intromission

(noun) the act of putting one thing into another

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

intromission (countable and uncountable, plural intromissions)

the state of being allowed to enter; admittance

the act of allowing to enter; admission

putting one thing into another; insertion

copulation: normally refers to the first moment of initial entry of a penis into a vagina, mouth or anus.

(legal, Scotland) An intermeddling with the affairs of another, either on legal grounds or without authority.

Source: Wiktionary


In`tro*mis"sion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. intromission. See Intromit.]

1. The act of sending in or of putting in; insertion. South.

2. The act of letting go in; admission.

3. (Scots Law)

Definition: An intermeddling with the affairs of another, either on legal grounds or without authority.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SPRINGBOARD

(noun) a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; “he uses other people’s ideas as a springboard for his own”; “reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions”; “the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out”


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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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