According to Statista, the global coffee industry is worth US$363 billion in 2020. The market grows annually by 10.6%, and 78% of revenue came from out-of-home establishments like cafes and coffee beverage retailers.
OMENING
Verb
omening
present participle of omen
Noun
omening (plural omenings)
An omen or harbinger.
Anagrams
• meningo-
Source: Wiktionary
OMEN
O"men, n. Etym: [L. omen, the original form being osmen, according to Varro.]
Definition: An occurrence supposed to portend, or show the character of, some future event; any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; a foreboding; a presage; an augury. Bid go with evil omen, and the brand Of infamy upon my name. Milton.
O"men, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Omened; p. pr. & vb. n. Omening.]
Definition: To divine or to foreshow by signs or portents; to have omens or premonitions regarding; to predict; to augur; as, to omen ill of an enterprise. The yet unknown verdict, of which, however, all omened the tragical contents. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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