MIDAS

Midas

(noun) (Greek legend) the greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Mi"das, n. Etym: [So called from L. Midas, a man fabled to have had ass's ears.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of longeared South American monkeys, including numerous species of marmosets. See Marmoset.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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