You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
LONGUEUR
longueur
(noun) a period of dullness or boredom (especially in a work of literature or performing art)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
longueur (plural longueurs)
(authorship) A lengthy passage in a dramatic or literary work, especially a dull or tedious one; a period of boredom.
Source: Wiktionary
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(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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