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.
PERIPHERY
periphery, fringe, outer boundary
(noun) the outside boundary or surface of something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
periphery (plural peripheries)
The outside boundary, parts or surface of something.
A first-rank administrative division of Greece, subdivided in provinces.
Antonyms
• center
Source: Wiktionary
Pe*riph"er*y, n.; pl. Peripheries. Etym: [L. peripheria, Gr. périphérie.]
1. The outside or superficial portions of a body; the surface.
2. (Geom.)
Definition: The circumference of a circle, ellipse, or other figure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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