WELTSCHMERTZ

Welt"schmertz`, n. [G., fr. welt world + schmertz pain. See World; Smart, v. i.]

Definition: Sorrow or sadness over the present or future evils or woes of the world in general; sentimental pessimism.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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30 September 2023

LEISHMANIASIS

(noun) sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies


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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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