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.
EPIC
epic, heroic, larger-than-life
(adjective) very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale); “an epic voyage”; “of heroic proportions”; “heroic sculpture”
epic, epical
(adjective) constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic; “epic tradition”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
EPIC
(computing) Acronym of explicitly parallel instruction computing.
(electronics) Acronym of epitaxial integrated circuit.
Proper noun
EPIC
(legal) Acronym of Estates and Protected Individuals Code.
Anagrams
• ECPI, pice
Etymology 1
Noun
epic (plural epics)
An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.
A series of events considered appropriate to an epic.
(computing) In software development, a large or extended user story.
Synonyms
• Ă©popĂ©e
• epos
Adjective
epic (comparative more epic, superlative most epic)
Of, or relating to, an epic.
Synonym: epical
Momentously heroic; grand in scale or character
(colloquial, slang, informal) Extending beyond the usual or ordinary.
Synonyms: extraordinary, momentous, remarkable
Etymology 2
Adjective
epic (not comparable)
(category theory, of a morphism) That is an epimorphism.
Anagrams
• ECPI, pice
Adjective
Epic (comparative more Epic, superlative most Epic)
Alternative letter-case form of epic
Noun
Epic (plural Epics)
Alternative letter-case form of epic
Anagrams
• ECPI, pice
Source: Wiktionary
Ep"ic, a. Etym: [L. epicus, Gr. vox voice: cf. F. Ă©pique. See Voice.]
Definition: Narrated in a grand style; pertaining to or designating a kind of narrative poem, usually called an heroic poem, in which real or fictitious events, usually the achievements of some hero, are narrated in an elevated style. The epic poem treats of one great, complex action, in a grand style and with fullness of detail. T. Arnold.
Ep"ic, n.
Definition: An epic or heroic poem. See Epic, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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