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.
ANTED
Etymology 1
Verb
anted
simple past tense and past participle of ante; alternative spelling of anteed
Etymology 2
Verb
anted
simple past tense and past participle of ant
Anagrams
• Dante, Tenda, atend, denat, denat., entad
Source: Wiktionary
ANTE
An"te-.
Definition: A Latin preposition and prefix; akin to Gr. anti, Goth. and-, anda- (only in comp.), AS. and-, ond-, (only in comp.: cf. Answer, Along), G. ant-, ent- (in comp.). The Latin ante is generally used in the sense of before, in regard to position, order, or time, and the Gr. opposite, or in the place of.
An"te, n. (Poker Playing)
Definition: Each player's stake, which is put into the pool before (ante) the game begins.
An"te, v. t. & i.
Definition: To put up (an ante).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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