As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
quotative (plural quotatives)
(grammar) A grammatical device to mark quoted speech, such as be like in "he was like, 'who are you?'".
(linguistics) A form of the complementizer related to the verb say, found in many languages of West Africa and South Asia.
quotative (not comparable)
(grammar) Serving to mark quoted speech.
Source: Wiktionary
15 January 2025
(verb) have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; “She bears the title of Duchess”; “He held the governorship for almost a decade”
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.