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.
ARRIVAL
arrival, reaching
(noun) accomplishment of an objective
arrival
(noun) the act of arriving at a certain place; “they awaited her arrival”
arrival, arriver, comer
(noun) someone who arrives (or has arrived)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
arrival (countable and uncountable, plural arrivals)
The act of arriving or something that has arrived.
The attainment of an objective, especially as a result of effort.
A person who has arrived.
Antonyms
• departure
• non-arrival, nonarrival
Source: Wiktionary
Ar*riv"al, n. Etym: [From Arrive.]
1. The act of arriving, or coming; the act of reaching a place from a distance, whether by water (as in its original sense) or by land. Our watchmen from the towers, with longing eyes, Expect his swift arrival. Dryden.
2. The attainment or reaching of any object, by effort, or in natural course; as, our arrival at this conclusion was wholly unexpected.
3. The person or thing arriving or which has arrived; as, news brought by the last arrival. Another arrival still more important was speedily announced. Macaulay.
4. An approach. [Obs.] The house has a corner arrival. H. Walpole.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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