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.
TRIVIALITY
triviality, trivia, trifle, small beer
(noun) something of small importance
pettiness, triviality, slightness, puniness
(noun) the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
trifle, triviality
(noun) a detail that is considered insignificant
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
triviality (countable and uncountable, plural trivialities)
The quality of being trivial or unimportant.
Something which is trivial or unimportant.
Synonyms
• (partial): bathos
Source: Wiktionary
Triv`i*al"i*ty, n.; pl. Trivialities. Etym: [Cf. F. trivialité]
1. The quality or state of being trivial; trivialness.
2. That which is trivial; a trifle. The philosophy of our times does not expend itself in furious discussions on mere scholastic trivialities. Lyon Playfair.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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Coffee Trivia
