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.
SEMIOLOGY
semiotics, semiology
(noun) (philosophy) a philosophical theory of the functions of signs and symbols
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
semiology (countable and uncountable, plural semiologies)
Semiotics, the study of signs.
(dated) The science of the signs or symptoms of disease; symptomatology.
(dated) The art of using signs in signalling.
The symptom expression of an epileptic seizure.
Synonyms
• semiotics
Anagrams
• oligosemy
Source: Wiktionary
Se`mei*ol"o*gy, or Se`mi*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. shmei^on a mark, a sign + -logy.]
Definition: The science or art of signs. Specifically: (a) (Med.) The science of the signs or symptoms of disease; symptomatology. (b) The art of using signs in signaling.
Se`mi*og"ra*phy, Se`mi*ol"o*gy, Se`mi*o*log"ic*al.
Definition: Same as Semeiography, Semeiology, Semeiological.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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