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.
SUSURRATION
whisper, whispering, susurration, voicelessness
(noun) speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
susurration, susurrus
(noun) the indistinct sound of people whispering; “a soft susurrus of conversation”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
susurration (countable and uncountable, plural susurrations)
A low, indistinct continuous whispering sound; a murmur.
• Beyond the Wall by Ambrose Bierce
Source: Wiktionary
Su`sur*ra"tion, n. Etym: [L. susurratio, fr. susurrare to whisper: cf. F. susurration.]
Definition: A whispering; a soft murmur. "Soft susurrations of the trees." Howell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DERMATOGLYPHICS
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