RENOUNCEMENT

renunciation, renouncement

(noun) an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

renouncement (countable and uncountable, plural renouncements)

The act of renouncing.

His renouncement of his previous position, once it had proven unpopular, did not help his candidacy.

Source: Wiktionary


Re*nounce"ment (-ment), n. Etym: [Cf. F. renoncement.]

Definition: The act of disclaiming or rejecting; renunciation. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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6 November 2024

SEARCHINGLY

(adverb) in a searching manner; “‘Are you really happy with him,’ asked her mother, gazing at Vera searchingly”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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