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.
CONTIGUOUSLY
Etymology
Adverb
contiguously (comparative more contiguously, superlative most contiguously)
In a contiguous manner.
Source: Wiktionary
CONTIGUOUS
Con*tig"u*ous, a. Etym: [L. contiguus; akin to contigere to touch on all sides. See Contingent.]
Definition: In actual contact; touching; also, adjacent; near; neighboring; adjoining. The two halves of the paper did not appear fully divided . . . but seemed contiguous at one of their angles. Sir I. Newton. Sees no contiguous palace rear its head. Goldsmith. Contiguous angles. See Adjacent angles, under Angle.
Syn.
– Adjoining; adjacent. See Adjacent. - Con*tig"u*ous*ly, adv.
– Con*tig"u*ous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) of or relating to the rhythmic aspect of language or to the suprasegmental phonemes of pitch and stress and juncture and nasalization and voicing
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