VOLAPUK

Volapuk

(noun) one of the first artificial language constructed for use as an auxiliary international language; based largely on English but with some German and French and Latin roots

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Vol`a*pĂĽk", n

Definition: Literally, world's speech; the name of an artificial language invented by Johan Martin Schleyer, of Constance, Switzerland, about 1879.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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20 June 2025

MODEST

(adjective) marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; “a modest apartment”; “too modest to wear his medals”


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There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.

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