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.
EQUIPOLLENCE
Etymology
Noun
equipollence (countable and uncountable, plural equipollences)
The condition of being equipollent; equality of power, force, signification, or application.
(logic) Sameness of signification of two or more propositions which differ in language.
Source: Wiktionary
E`qui*pol"lence, E`qui*pol"len*cy, n. Etym: [Cf. F. équipollence. See Equipollent.]
1. Equality of power, force, signification, or application. Boyle.
2. (Logic)
Definition: Sameness of signification of two or more propositions which differ in language.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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