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.
ENCYCLOPAEDIA
encyclopedia, cyclopedia, encyclopaedia, cyclopaedia
(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
encyclopaedia (plural encyclopaedias or encyclopaediae)
(chiefly, UK, Australia) Alternative spelling of encyclopedia
Source: Wiktionary
En*cy`clo*pe"di*a, En*cy`clo*pæ"di*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. encyclopédie. See Cyclopedia, and Encyclical.] [Formerly written encyclopædy and encyclopedy.]
Definition: The circle of arts and sciences; a comprehensive summary of knowledge, or of a branch of knowledge; esp., a work in which the various branches of science or art are discussed separately, and usually in alphabetical order; a cyclopedia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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