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.
QUADRAGESIMAL
Etymology
Adjective
quadragesimal (not comparable)
That lasts forty days
Belonging to Lent; used in Lent; Lenten
Source: Wiktionary
Quad`ra*ges"i*mal, a. Etym: [Cf. F. quadragésimal.]
Definition: Belonging to Lent; used in Lent; Lenten.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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