RESUMPTION

resumption, recommencement

(noun) beginning again

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

resumption (countable and uncountable, plural resumptions)

The act of resuming or starting something again.

(chiefly, Australia) eminent domain

Synonyms

• (act of resuming): restart

Anagrams

• importunes, mouse print, mouseprint

Source: Wiktionary


Re*sump"tion, n. Etym: [cf. F. résumption, L. resumptio restoration, recovery, fr. resumere. See Resume.]

1. The act of resuming; as, the resumption of a grant, of delegated powers, of an argument, of specie payments, etc.

2. (Eng.Law)

Definition: The taking again into the king's hands of such lands or tenements as he had granted to any man on false suggestions or other error.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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QUANDONG

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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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