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.
CANCELLATION
cancellation
(noun) the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
cancellation
(noun) the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cancellation (countable and uncountable, plural cancellations)
The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.
(mathematics) The operation of striking out common factors, in both the dividend and divisor.
(philately) A postmark that marks a postage stamp so as to prevent its reuse.
(legal) In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to cancel the registration of a trademark or patent.
(anatomy) The property of being cancellate.
Source: Wiktionary
Can`cel*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. cancellatio: cf. F. cancellation.]
1. The act, process, or result of canceling; as, the cansellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.
2. (Math.)
Definition: The operation of striking out common factora, in both the dividend and divisor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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