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.
DETERMINABLE
determinable
(adjective) capable of being determined or limited or fixed; “determinable velocities”; “matters determinable by law”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
determinable (comparative more determinable, superlative most determinable)
able to be determined or limited
(legal) able to be decided or settled by law
Antonyms
• indeterminable
• undeterminable
Noun
determinable (plural determinables)
(philosophy) An attribute of something that is susceptible of determination into various states
Source: Wiktionary
De*ter"mi*na*ble, a. Etym: [L. determinabilis finite. See Determine, v. t.]
Definition: Capable of being determined, definitely ascertained, decided upon, or brought to a conclusion. Not wholly determinable from the grammatical use of the words. South.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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