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.
POSSIBILITY
possibility, possible action, opening
(noun) a possible alternative; “bankruptcy is always a possibility”
hypothesis, possibility, theory
(noun) a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; “a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory”; “he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices”
possibility
(noun) a future prospect or potential; “this room has great possibilities”
possibility, possibleness
(noun) capability of existing or happening or being true; “there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
possibility (countable and uncountable, plural possibilities)
The quality of being possible.
A thing possible; that which may take place or come into being.
An option or choice, usually used in context with future events.
Synonyms
• (the quality of being possible)
• (a thing possible): contingency; See also possibility
• (an option or choice): choice, option; See also option
Antonyms
• impossibility; See also impossibility
Source: Wiktionary
Pos`si*bil"i*ty, n.; pl. Possibilities. Etym: [F. possibilité, L. possibilitas.]
1. The quality or state of being possible; the power of happening, being, or existing. "All possibility of error." Hooker. "Latent possibilities of excellence." Johnson.
2. That which is possible; a contingency; a thing or event that may not happen; a contingent interest, as in real or personal estate. South. Burrill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INFERIOR
(adjective) having an orbit between the sun and the Earth’s orbit; “Mercury and Venus are inferior planets”
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