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.
ANTERIOR
anterior, prior
(adjective) earlier in time
anterior
(adjective) of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
anterior (not comparable)
Before in place.
Before or earlier in time; prior to; preceding.
(anatomy) Nearer the forward end; nearer the head of an animal or the front of a human.
Synonyms
• See also former
Antonyms
• (before in place): posterior
• (anatomy): posterior
Anagrams
• eritoran, erration, rationer
Source: Wiktionary
An*te"ri*or, a. Etym: [L. anterior, comp. of ante before.]
1. Before in time; antecedent. Antigonus, who was anterior to Polybius. Sir G. C. Lewis.
2. Before, or toward the front, in place; as, the anterior part of the mouth; -- opposed to posterior.
Note: In comparative anatomy, anterior often signifies at or toward the head, cephalic; and in human anatomy it is often used for ventral.
Syn.
– Antecedent; previous; precedent; preceding; former; foregoing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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