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.
DISCOVERABLE
ascertainable, discoverable
(adjective) capable of being ascertained or found out; “ascertainable facts”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
discoverable (comparative more discoverable, superlative most discoverable)
Able to be discovered.
(legal) Subject to legal discovery; able to be requested by an opposing party through a legal process such as a subpoena.
Synonyms
• (able to be found): findable; discernible, discernable; repertible, reperible (obs.)
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*cov"er*a*ble, a.
Definition: Capable of being discovered, found out, or perceived; as, many minute animals are discoverable only by the help of the microscope; truths discoverable by human industry.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
9 January 2025
PRESENTATION
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
Coffee Trivia
