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.
ASPIS
Etymology
Noun
aspis (plural aspides)
A type of round shield borne by ancient Greek soldiers
(archaic) An asp or generic venomous snake
(palynology) A prominent ring of thickened exine around a pore on a pollen grain
Coordinate terms
• (type of shield): hoplon
• (ring of exine): annulus
Anagrams
• AISPs, IASPs, apsis
Source: Wiktionary
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22 February 2025
ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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