MALM

Etymology

Noun

malm (countable and uncountable, plural malms)

A soft, crumbly, chalky, grayish limestone.

An artificial mixture or chalk, clay, and sand, from which bricks are made. The resulting bricks have a light brown or yellowish color.

Proper noun

Malm (plural Malms)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Malm is the 13815th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2188 individuals. Malm is most common among White (92.96%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary


Malm, Malm"brick`, n. Etym: [Cf. AS. mealm sand.]

Definition: A kind of brick of a light brown or yellowish color, made of sand, clay, and chalk.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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POLYGENIC

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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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