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.
DISPONDEE
Etymology
Noun
dispondee (plural dispondees)
A double spondee; a metrical foot consisting of four long syllables.
Anagrams
• depsidone
Source: Wiktionary
Di*spon"dee, n. Etym: [L. dispondeus, Gr. (Gr.
Definition: A double spondee; a foot consisting of four long syllables.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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