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.
VERBATIM
direct, verbatim
(adjective) in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker; “a direct quotation”; “repeated their dialog verbatim”
verbatim, word for word
(adverb) using exactly the same words; “he repeated her remarks verbatim”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
verbatim (not comparable)
Word for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally.
(obsolete) Orally; verbally.
Synonyms
• in so many words
• word for word
• by heart
• wordmeal
Adjective
verbatim (not comparable)
(of a document) Corresponding with the original word for word.
• Date unknown: Joint Committee on Printing Congress of the United States, General Statement of Procedure for Verbatim Reporting of Proceedings in Senate Chamber, page five
(of a person) Able to take down a speech word for word, especially in shorthand.
• U.S. Department of Labor's description of court reporter's job
Synonyms
• ((of a document) faithful to its original): word for word, to the letter
Noun
verbatim (plural verbatims)
A word-for-word report of a speech.
Anagrams
• ambivert
Source: Wiktionary
Ver*ba"tim, adv. Etym: [LL., fr. L. verbum word.]
Definition: Word for word; in the same words; verbally; as, to tell a story verbatim as another has related it. Verbatim et literatim Etym: [LL.], word for word, and letter for letter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PREMATURELY
(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”
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