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.
SEMANTICS
semantics
(noun) the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text; “a petty argument about semantics”
semantics
(noun) the study of language meaning
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
semantics (uncountable)
(linguistics) A branch of linguistics studying the meaning of words. [1893]
The study of the relationship between words and their meanings.
The individual meanings of words, as opposed to the overall meaning of a passage.
(computer science) The meaning of computer language constructs, in contrast to their form or syntax.
Anagrams
• amnestics
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