Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration
(noun) the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; “she looked forward to her initiation as an adult”; “the foundation of a new scientific society”
origin, origination, inception
(noun) an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
Source: WordNet® 3.1
origination (countable and uncountable, plural originations)
(uncountable) The process of bringing something into existence.
(countable) The act of bringing something into existence.
Source: Wiktionary
O*rig`i*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. originatio.]
1. The act or process of bringing or coming into existence; first production. "The origination of the universe." Keill. What comes from spirit is a spontaneous origination. Hickok.
2. Mode of production, or bringing into being. This eruca is propagated by animal parents, to wit, butterflies, after the common origination of all caterpillars. Ray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 November 2024
(noun) an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.