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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12 January 2025

HABIT

(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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