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.
AMBSACE
Etymology
Noun
ambsace
(archaic) Two ones; the lowest throw at dice; a pair of aces.
(archaic) Bad luck, worthlessness.
Source: Wiktionary
Ambs"-ace, n. Etym: [OF. ambesas; ambes both (fr. L. ambo) + as ace. See Ace.]
Definition: Double aces, the lowest throw of all at dice. Hence: Bad luck; anything of no account or value.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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