According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.
MODIOLUS
modiolus
(noun) the central conical bony pillar of the cochlea
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
modiolus (plural modioli)
(anatomy) The central core of the cochlea
(anatomy) A chiasma of facial muscles held together by fibrous tissue
Source: Wiktionary
Mo*di"o*lus, n.; pl. Modioli. Etym: [L., a small measure.] (Anat.)
Definition: The central column in the osseous cochlea of the ear.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DIALECT
(noun) the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; “the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English”; “he has a strong German accent”; “it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy”
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