PRECONIZE

Etymology

Verb

preconize (third-person singular simple present preconizes, present participle preconizing, simple past and past participle preconized)

To proclaim in public; especially (of the Pope) to announce the appointment of a bishop

Source: Wiktionary


Pre"con*ize, v. t. (Eccl.)

Definition: To approve by preconization.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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