Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
PREEMINENCES
Noun
preeminences
plural of preeminence
Source: Wiktionary
PREEMINENCE
Pre*ƫm"i*nence, n. Etym: [F. prƩ\'82minence, L. praeeminentia. See Preƫminent.]
Definition: The quality or state of being preƫminent; superiority in prominence or in excellence; distinction above others in quality, rank, etc.; rarely, in a bad sense, superiority or notoriety in evil; as, preƫminence in honor. The preƫminence of Christianity to any other religious scheme. Addison. Painful preƫminence! yourself to view Above life's weakness, and its comforts too. Pope. Beneath the forehead's walled preƫminence. Lowell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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