According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
PAUPERISM
indigence, need, penury, pauperism, pauperization
(noun) a state of extreme poverty or destitution; “their indigence appalled him”; “a general state of need exists among the homeless”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pauperism (countable and uncountable, plural pauperisms)
The state of being a pauper; poverty.
Source: Wiktionary
Pau"per*ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. paupérisme.]
Definition: The state of being a pauper; the state of indigent persons requiring support from the community. Whatly.
Syn.
– Poverty; indigence; penury; want; need; destitution. See Poverty.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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