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.
DIPLOMATICS
Etymology
Noun
diplomatics (countable and uncountable, plural diplomatics)
The science of authenticating, dating, and interpreting old official documents.
Synonyms
• diplomatic
• forensic paleography
Hypernyms
• paleography
Source: Wiktionary
Dip`lo*mat"ics, n.
Definition: The science of diplomas, or the art of deciphering ancient writings, and determining their age, authenticity, etc.; paleography.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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