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.
ATTENDANCE
attendance, attending
(noun) the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
attendance
(noun) the number of people that are present; “attendance was up by 50 per cent”
attendance
(noun) the frequency with which a person is present; “a student’s attendance is an important factor in her grade”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
attendance (countable and uncountable, plural attendances)
The state of attending; presence or waiting upon.
The count or list of individuals present for an event.
The frequency with which one has been present for a regular activity or set of events.
(obsolete) Attention paid to something; careful regard.
Source: Wiktionary
At*tend"ance, n. Etym: [OE. attendance, OF. atendance, fr. atendre, F. attendre. See Attend, v. t.]
1. Attention; regard; careful application. [Obs.] Till I come, give attendance to reading. 1 Tim. iv. 13.
2. The act of attending; state of being in waiting; service; ministry; the fact of being present; presence. Constant attendance at church three times a day. Fielding.
3. Waiting for; expectation. [Obs.] Languishing attendance and expectation of death. Hooker.
4. The persons attending; a retinue; attendants. If your stray attendance by yet lodged. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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