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.
aptote (plural aptotes)
(grammar) A noun (sensu lato) which has no distinction of cases; an indeclinable noun.
• Poteat, optate, teapot
Source: Wiktionary
Ap"tote, n. Etym: [L. aptotum, Gr. (Gram.)
Definition: A noun which has no distinction of cases; an indeclinable noun.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 April 2025
(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; “in focus”; “out of focus”
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.