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.
ANTIPODAL
antipodal, antipodean
(adjective) relating to the antipodes or situated at opposite sides of the earth; “antipodean latitudes”; “antipodal regions of the earth”; “antipodal points on a sphere”
antipodal, antipodal opposition, diametrical opposition
(noun) the relation of opposition along a diameter
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
antipodal (not comparable)
On opposite sides of the globe; pertaining to antipodes
diametrically opposite
Synonyms
• diametrical
Noun
antipodal (plural antipodals)
(biology) One of the cells at the chalazal pole of an embryo sac.
Source: Wiktionary
An*tip"o*dal, a.
1. Pertaining to the antipodes; situated on the opposite side of the globe.
2. Diametrically opposite. His antipodal shadow." Lowell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANOMALY
(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
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