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.
ELEVENTHLY
Etymology
Adverb
eleventhly (not comparable)
In the eleventh place; eleventh in a row.
Source: Wiktionary
ELEVENTH
E*lev"enth, a. Etym: [Cf. AS. endlyfta. See Eleven.]
1. Next after the tenth; as, the eleventh chapter.
2. Constituting one of eleven parts into which a thing is divided; as, the eleventh part of a thing.
3. (Mus.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the interval of the octave and the fourth.
E*lev"enth, n.
1. The quotient of a unit divided by eleven; one of eleven equal parts.
2. (Mus.)
Definition: The interval consisting of ten conjunct degrees; the interval made up of an octave and a fourth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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