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.
ALPHANUMERIC
alphanumeric, alphanumerical, alphameric, alphamerical
(adjective) of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
alphanumeric (not comparable)
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.
Noun
alphanumeric (plural alphanumerics)
An alphanumeric character.
Synonyms
• alnum
Source: Wiktionary
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