Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
EMENDATION
emendation
(noun) a correction by emending; a correction resulting from critical editing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
emendation (countable and uncountable, plural emendations)
The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement.
Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document.
(zoology, taxonomy) An intentional change in the spelling of a scientific name, which is usually not allowed.
Synonyms
• revision
Anagrams
• denominate
Source: Wiktionary
Em`en*da"tion, n. Etym: [L. emendatio: cf. F. Ă©mendation.]
1. The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement. "He lies in his sin without repentance or emendation." Jer. Taylor.
2. Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document; as, the book might be improved by judicious emendations.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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