OPTIMUM

optimum, optimal

(adjective) most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied; “an optimum return on capital”; “optimal concentration of a drug”

optimum

(noun) most favorable conditions or greatest degree or amount possible under given circumstances

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

optimum (plural optima or optimums)

The best or most favorable condition, or the greatest amount or degree possible under specific sets of comparable circumstances.

Adjective

optimum (not comparable)

The best or most advantageous; surpassing all others.

Synonyms: best, ideal, optimal

Source: Wiktionary



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18 June 2025

SOUARI

(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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