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.
DIVIDABLE
dividable
(adjective) can be divided usually without leaving a remainder; “15 is dividable by 3”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
dividable (comparative more dividable, superlative most dividable)
Capable of being divided (into fractions or parts).
(obsolete) Capable of being separated (from something).
(obsolete) Divided; separated; parted.
Synonyms
• (capable of being divided): divisible
Source: Wiktionary
Di*vid"a*ble, a. Etym: [From Divide.]
1. Capable of being divided; divisible.
2. Divided; separated; parted. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BREAK
(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”
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