DUPLET

Etymology

Noun

duplet (plural duplets)

A group of two things.

(beekeeping, archaic) An empty box placed above the existing boxes of the beehive in order to allow the colony to expand or store additional honey.

(music) A tuplet of two notes played in the time of three.

Synonyms

• (group of two things): couple, pair; see also duo

• (box in beekeeping): super

Source: Wiktionary



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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.

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