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.
ECO
Noun
ECO (plural ECOs)
(US, rocketry) Abbreviation of engine cut-off or engine cutoff. (a NASA term for when rocket engines are shut down)
(astronomy, physics) Initialism of eternally collapsing object. (a type of black hole replacement, to avoid having gravitational singularities)
Anagrams
• CEO, COE, CoE, Coe, EOC
Etymology 1
Adjective
eco (comparative more eco, superlative most eco)
Environmentally friendly or sensitive.
Etymology 2
Noun
eco (plural ecos)
A proposed name for the common currency that the West African Monetary Zone plans to introduce in the framework of the Economic Community of West African States.
Anagrams
• CEO, COE, CoE, Coe, EOC
Source: Wiktionary
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DETENTION
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
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