Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
SEVERANCE
severance, severing
(noun) the act of severing
rupture, breach, break, severance, rift, falling out
(noun) a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); “they hoped to avoid a break in relations”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
severance (countable and uncountable, plural severances)
The act of severing or the state of being severed.
A separation.
A severance payment.
Synonyms
• (separation): separation
• (severance payment): severance payment, severance pay
Proper noun
Severance (plural Severances)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Severance is the 9407th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3456 individuals. Severance is most common among White (93.08%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Sev"er*ance, n.
1. The act of severing, or the state of being severed; partition; separation. Milman.
2. (Law)
Definition: The act of dividing; the singling or severing of two or more that join, or are joined, in one writ; the putting in several or separate pleas or answers by two or more disjointly; the destruction of the unity of interest in a joint estate. Bouvier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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