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.
DECONSTRUCTION
deconstruction, deconstructionism
(noun) a philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
deconstruction (countable and uncountable, plural deconstructions)
(philosophy, literature) A philosophical theory of textual criticism; a form of critical analysis that emphasizes inquiry into the variable projection of the meaning and message of critical works, the meaning in relation to the reader and the intended audience, and the assumptions implicit in the embodied forms of expression.
The destroying or taking apart of an object; disassembly.
Source: Wiktionary
Word of the Day
15 November 2024
HISTOLOGICALLY
(adverb) involving the use of histology or histological techniques; “histologically identifiable structures”
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