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.
MAGGIORE
Mag`gio"re, a. Etym: [It., from L. major, compar. of magnus great. See Major.] (Mus.)
Definition: Greater, in respect to scales, intervals, etc., when used in opposition to minor; major. Moore (Encyc. of Music).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FOCUS
(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; “in focus”; “out of focus”
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