Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
VOCABLE
vocable, spoken word
(noun) a word that is spoken aloud
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
vocable (plural vocables)
(linguistics) A word or utterance, especially with reference to its form rather than its meaning.
(music) A syllable or sound without specific meaning, used together with or in place of actual words in a song.
• Encyclopaedia Brittanica, Native American Music;
Adjective
vocable (not comparable)
(linguistics) Able to be uttered.
Synonyms
• utterable, voiceable
Source: Wiktionary
Vo"ca*ble, n. Etym: [L. vocabulum an appellation, designation, name, fr. vocare to call, fr. vox, vocis, a voice, a word: cf. F. vocable. See Voice.]
Definition: A word; a term; a name; specifically, a word considered as composed of certain sounds or letters, without regard to its meaning. Swamped near to drowning in a tide of ingenious vocables. Carlyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THOUGHTLESS
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