An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
PATIO
patio, terrace
(noun) usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
patio (plural patios)
A paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation.
An inner courtyard typical of traditional houses in some regions of Spain.
Anagrams
• -topia, taipo, topia
Source: Wiktionary
Pa"ti*o, n. Etym: [Sp., a court] (Metal)
Definition: A paved yard or floor where ores are cleaned and sorted, or where ore, salt, mercury, etc., are trampled by horses, to effect intermixture and amalgamation.
Note: The patioprocess is used to reduce silver ores by amalgamation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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