Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
PERISPOMENON
Etymology
Noun
perispomenon (plural perispomena)
(grammar) A word with a circumflex accent on the last syllable.
Adjective
perispomenon (not comparable)
Having a circumflex accent on the last syllable
Source: Wiktionary
Per`i*spom"e*non, n.; pl. Perispomena. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Gr. Gram.)
Definition: A word which has the circumflex accent on the last syllable. Goodwin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEAVE
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
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