You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
SYLPHS
Noun
sylphs
plural of sylph
Source: Wiktionary
SYLPH
Sylph, n. Etym: [F. sylphe, m., fr. Gr.
1. An imaginary being inhabiting the air; a fairy.
2. Fig.: A slender, graceful woman.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of several species of very brilliant South American humming birds, having a very long and deeply-forked tail; as, the blue-tailed sylph (Cynanthus cyanurus).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
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