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.
EIGHTHLY
Etymology
Adverb
eighthly (not comparable)
In the eighth place; eighth in a row.
Source: Wiktionary
Eighth"ly, adv.
Definition: As the eighth in order.
EIGHTH
Eighth, a. Etym: [AS. eahto.]
1. Next in order after the seventh.
2. Consisting of one of eight equal divisions of a thing. Eighth note (Mus.), the eighth part of a whole note, or semibreve; a quaver.
Eighth, n.
1. The quotient of a unit divided by eight; one of eight equal parts; an eighth part.
2. (Mus.)
Definition: The interval of an octave.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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