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.
COTERMINOUS
coextensive, coterminous, conterminous
(adjective) being of equal extent or scope or duration
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
coterminous (not comparable)
Meeting end to end or at the ends.
(geography) Having matching boundaries; or, adjoining and sharing a boundary.
Having the same scope, range of meaning, or extent in time.
(legal) Said of linked or related property leases that expire together.
Source: Wiktionary
Co*ter"mi*nous (k-tr"m-ns), a. Etym: [Cf. Conterminous.]
Definition: Bordering; conterminous; -- followed by with.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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