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.
BIMEDIAL
Bi*me"di*al, a. Etym: [Pref. bi- + medial.] (Geom.)
Definition: Applied to a line which is the sum of two lines commensurable only in power (as the side and diagonal of a square).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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