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.
OUTBREAK
outbreak, eruption, irruption
(noun) a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); “the outbreak of hostilities”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
outbreak (plural outbreaks)
An eruption; the sudden appearance of a rash, disease, etc.
(figurative) An outburst or sudden eruption, especially of violence and mischief.
A sudden increase.
A geological layer that breaks out.
Synonyms
• (figurative outburst): outburst, tumult
Antonyms
• inbreak
Verb
outbreak (third-person singular simple present outbreaks, present participle outbreaking, simple past outbroke, past participle outbroken)
(intransitive) To burst out.
(intransitive) To break forth.
Anagrams
• break out, breakout, kabouter, outbrake
Source: Wiktionary
Out"break`, n.
Definition: A bursting forth; eruption; insurrection. "Mobs and outbreaks." J. H. Newman. The flash and outbreak of a fiery mind. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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