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.
SINOLOGUE
Etymology
Noun
sinologue (plural sinologues)
A student of Chinese; one versed in the Chinese language, literature, and history.
Source: Wiktionary
Sin"o*logue, n. Etym: [From L. Sinae, an Oriental people mentioned by Ptolemy, or Ar. Sin China or the Chinese + Gr. theologue: cf. F. sinologue.]
Definition: A student of Chinese; one versed in the Chinese language, literature, and history.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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