Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
LAOCOOEN
La*oc"o*ön, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
1. (Class. Myth.)
Definition: A priest of Apollo, during the Trojan war. (See 2.)
2. (Sculp.)
Definition: A marble group in the Vatican at Rome, representing the priest Laocoön, with his sons, infolded in the coils of two serpents, as described by Virgil.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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