Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
OBITER
Etymology
Adverb
obiter (not comparable)
Incidentally; in passing.
Noun
obiter (plural obiters)
(legal) An obiter dictum; a statement from the bench commenting on a point of law which is not necessary for the judgment at hand and therefore has no judicial weight, as opposed to ratio decidendi.
Coordinate terms
• ratio decidendi, ratio
Anagrams
• brotie, torbie
Source: Wiktionary
Ob"i*ter, adv. Etym: [L., on the way; ob (see Ob-) + iter a going, a walk, way.]
Definition: In passing; incidentally; by the way. Obiter dictum (Law), an incidental and collateral opinion uttered by a judge. See Dictum, n., 2(a).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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