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.
BUSING
Verb
busing
present participle of bus
Noun
busing (uncountable)
The transportation of schoolchildren, by bus, to schools in other neighbourhoods in order to alleviate social inequalities or to achieve racial integration.
Anagrams
• Bungis, biguns
Source: Wiktionary
BUS
Bus, n. Etym: [Abbreviated from omnibus.]
Definition: An omnibus. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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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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