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.
ACCIDENTALISM
Etymology
Noun
accidentalism (uncountable)
Accidental character or effect.
The belief that outward appearance often contrasts with substance or essence (after Thomas Aquinas).
A system of medicine based on belief that symptoms of disease are caused by external factors.
The belief that events happen by random chance, without cause or purpose.
Source: Wiktionary
Ac`ci*den"tal*ism, n.
Definition: Accidental character or effect. Ruskin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”
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