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.
EOCENE
Eocene, Eocene epoch
(noun) from 58 million to 40 million years ago; presence of modern mammals
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
Eocene (comparative more Eocene, superlative most Eocene)
(geology) of a geologic epoch within the Paleogene period from about 56 to 34 million years ago.
Proper noun
Eocene
(geology) the Eocene epoch
Source: Wiktionary
E"o*cene, a. Etym: [Gr. (Geol.)
Definition: Pertaining to the first in time of the three subdivisions into which the Tertiary formation is divided by geologists, and alluding to the approximation in its life to that of the present era; as, Eocene deposits.
– n.
Definition: The Eocene formation. Lyell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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AIR
(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”
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