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.
COGNITION
cognition, knowledge, noesis
(noun) the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cognition (countable and uncountable, plural cognitions)
The process of knowing, of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought and through the senses.
(countable) A result of a cognitive process.
Anagrams
• incognito
Source: Wiktionary
Cog*ni"tion, n. Etym: [L. cognitio, fr. cognoscere, cognitum, to become acquainted with, to know; co- + noscere, gnoscere, to get a knowledge of. See Know, v. t.]
1. The act of knowing; knowledge; perception. I will not be myself nor have cognation Of what I feel: I am all patience. Shak.
2. That which is known.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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AMISS
(adverb) in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner; “if you think him guilty you judge amiss”; “he spoke amiss”; “no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly”
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