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.
CONTINGENCY
eventuality, contingency, contingence
(noun) a possible event or occurrence or result
contingency
(noun) the state of being contingent on something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
contingency (countable and uncountable, plural contingencies)
(uncountable) The quality of being contingent, of happening by chance; unpredictability. [1560s]
(countable) A possibility; something which may or may not happen. A chance occurrence, especially in finance, unexpected expenses. [1610s]
(countable) An amount of money which a party to a contract has to pay to the other party (usually the supplier of a major project to the client) if he or she does not fulfill the contract according to the specification.
(logic, countable) A statement which is neither a tautology nor a contradiction.
Synonyms
• (quality of happening by chance): possibility
• See also option
Antonyms
• (quality of happening by chance): inevitability, impossibility
Coordinate terms
• (statement which is neither a tautology nor a contradiction): contradiction, tautology
Source: Wiktionary
Con*tin"gen*cy, n,; pl. Contingencies. Etym: [Cf. F. contingence.]
1. Union or connection; the state of touching or contact. "Point of contingency." J. Gregory.
2. The quality or state of being contingent or casual; the possibility of coming to pass. Aristotle says we are not to build certain rules on the contingency of human actions. South.
3. An event which may or may not occur; that which is possible or probable; a fortuitous event; a chance. The remarkable position of the queen rendering her death a most important contingency. Hallam.
4. An adjunct or accessory. Wordsworth.
5. (Law)
Definition: A certain possible event that may or may not happen, by which, when happening, some particular title may be affected.
Syn.
– Casualty; accident; chance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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