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.
INTROSPECTION
introspection, self-contemplation, self-examination
(noun) the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
introspection (countable and uncountable, plural introspections)
(psychology) A looking inward; specifically, the act or process of self-examination, or inspection of one's own thoughts and feelings; the cognition which the mind has of its own acts and states
Synonyms: self-consciousness, reflection
Antonym: extraspection
(object-oriented) Clipping of type introspection.
Synonyms
• inlook
Antonyms
• dialogue
• extrospection
Source: Wiktionary
In`tro*spec"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. introspection.]
Definition: A view of the inside or interior; a looking inward; specifically, the act or process of self-examination, or inspection of one's own thoughts and feelings; the cognition which the mind has of its own acts and states; self-consciousness; reflection. I was forced to make an introspection into my own mind. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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