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.
MONOGAMY
monogamy, monogamousness
(noun) the practice or state of having only one spouse at a time
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
monogamy (countable and uncountable, plural monogamies)
A form of sexual bonding involving a permanent pair bond between two beings.
Antonym: polygamy
The practice of being married to one person as opposed to multiple.
Antonym: polygamy
Source: Wiktionary
Mo*nog"a*my, n. Etym: [L. monogamia, Gr. monogamie.]
1. Single marriage; marriage with but one person, husband or wife, at the same time; -- opposed to polygamy. Also, one marriage only during life; -- opposed to deuterogamy.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: State of being paired with a single mate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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