Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
SEPTENARY
seven, VII, sevener, heptad, septet, septenary
(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
septenary (not comparable)
Consisting of or containing seven.
Of seventh rank or order.
Lasting seven years; continuing seven years.
Noun
septenary (plural septenaries)
A group of seven things.
A period of seven years.
(music) The seven notes of the diatonic scale.
Source: Wiktionary
Sep"ten*a*ry, a. Etym: [L. septenairus, from septeni seven each, septem seven: cf. F. septénaire. See Seven. ]
1. Consisting of, or relating to, seven; as, a septenary number. I. Watts.
2. Lasting seven years; continuing seven years. "Septenary penance." Fuller.
Sep"ten*a*ry, n.
Definition: The number seven. [R.] Holinshed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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