As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
LAPIDIST
lapidary, lapidist
(noun) a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lapidist (plural lapidists)
A lapidary.
Source: Wiktionary
Lap"i*dist, n. Etym: [L. lapis, -idis, a stone.]
Definition: A lapidary. Ray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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25 November 2024
ONCHOCERCIASIS
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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