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.
NEOLOGY
neologism, neology, coinage
(noun) the act of inventing a word or phrase
neologism, neology, coinage
(noun) a newly invented word or phrase
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
neology (countable and uncountable, plural neologies)
The study or art of neologizing (creating new words).
(obsolete) The holding of novel or rational religious views.
Anagrams
• enology
Source: Wiktionary
Ne*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Neo- + -logy: cf. F. néologie.]
1. The introduction of a new word, or of words or significations, into a language; as, the present nomenclature of chemistry is a remarkable instance of neology.
2. A new doctrine; esp. (Theol.), a doctrine at variance with the received interpretation of revealed truth; a new method of theological interpretation; rationalism.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUNGLASSES
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