Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
ABATEMENT
abatement
(noun) the act of abating; “laws enforcing noise abatement”
suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatement
(noun) an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
abatement (countable and uncountable, plural abatements)
The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression of. [First attested from 1340 to 1470.]
The amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed; in particular from a tax. [Late 15th century.]
(heraldry) A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon; any figure added to the coat of arms tending to lower the dignity or station of the bearer.[Early 17th century.]
Synonyms
allowance, assuagement, declension, decline, decrease, deduction, depreciation, diminution, discount, drawback, ebb, evanishment, fading, lessening, lowering, mitigation, moderation, rebate, reduction, remission, settling, sinking, subsidence, waning
Antonyms
accession, accretion, aggrandizement, augmentation, development, dilation, enlargement, growth, increase, increment,
Etymology 2
Noun
abatement (countable and uncountable, plural abatements)
(legal) The action of a person that abates, or without proper authority enters a residence after the death of the owner and before the heir takes possession.
(legal) The reduction of the proceeds of a will, when the debts have not yet been satisfied; the reduction of taxes due.[First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
Source: Wiktionary
A*bate"ment, n. Etym: [OF. abatement, F. abattement.]
1. The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; removal or putting an end to; as, the abatement of a nuisance is the suppression thereof.
2. The amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed.
3. (Her.)
Definition: A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon.
4. (Law)
Definition: The entry of a stranger, without right, into a freehold after the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee. Blackstone. Defense in abatement, Plea in abatement, (Law), plea to the effect that from some formal defect (e.g. misnomer, want of jurisdiction) the proceedings should be abated.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
12 January 2025
HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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