“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
REFECTORIES
Noun
refectories
plural of refectory
Source: Wiktionary
REFECTORY
Re*fec"to*ry (-t*r), n.; pl.; Refectories (-r. Etym: [LL. refectorium: cf. F. réfectoire. See Refection.]
Definition: A room for refreshment; originally, a dining hall in monasteries or convents.
Note: Sometimes pronounced r, especially when signifying the eating room in monasteries.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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