VIVIFICATION

vivification, invigoration, animation

(noun) the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something

animation, spiritedness, invigoration, brio, vivification

(noun) quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

vivification (countable and uncountable, plural vivifications)

The giving of life; vitalization; animation.

Source: Wiktionary


Viv`i*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. vivificatio: cf. vivification.]

1. The act of vivifying, or the state of being vivified; restoration of life; revival. Bacon.

2. (Physiol.)

Definition: One of the changes of assimilation, in which proteid matter which has been transformed, and made a part of the tissue or tissue cells, is endowed with life, and thus enabled to manifest the phenomena of irritability, contractility, etc. McKendrick.

3. (Chem.)

Definition: The act or process of vivificating. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ACRIMONIOUS

(adjective) marked by strong resentment or cynicism; “an acrimonious dispute”; “bitter about the divorce”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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