As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
VIVIFICATIONS
Noun
vivifications
plural of vivification
Source: Wiktionary
VIVIFICATION
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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