In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
AGRAPHIA
agraphia, anorthography, logagraphia
(noun) a loss of the ability to write or to express thoughts in writing because of a brain lesion
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
agraphia (usually uncountable, plural agraphias)
(pathology) A loss of the ability to write (usually resulting from a brain injury).
The inability to write.
Synonyms
• dysgraphia
Source: Wiktionary
A*graph"i*a, n. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: The absence or loss of the power of expressing ideas by written signs. It is one form of aphasia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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