An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
RIDOTTO
Etymology
Noun
ridotto (plural ridottos or ridottoes or ridotti)
(historical) A public ball, typically a masquerade, popular in the 18th century.
(music) An arrangement or abridgment of a piece from the full score.
Synonym: reduction
Source: Wiktionary
Ri*dot"to, n. Etym: [It., fr. LL. reductus a retreat. See Redoubt.]
Definition: A favorite Italian public entertainment, consisting of music and dancing, -- held generally on fast eves. Brande & C. There are to be ridottos at guinea tickets. Walpole.
Ri*dot"to, v. i.
Definition: To hold ridottos. [R.] J. G. Cooper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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