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.
PREFATORY
introductory, prefatorial, prefatory
(adjective) serving as an introduction or preface
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
prefatory (comparative more prefatory, superlative most prefatory)
Introductory, preliminary, serving as a prelude or preface. [from 1670s]
Usage notes
Rather formal and academic – preliminary is less formal, while introductory is less formal still. A casual alternative is to use some form of start, as in “To start…” or “Let me start by saying…”, as opposed to “By way of prefatory remarks…”.
Anagrams
• foreparty
Source: Wiktionary
Pref"a*to*ry, a.
Definition: Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a preface; introductory to a book, essay, or discourse; as, prefatory remarks. That prefatory addition to the Creed. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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