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.
ETACISM
Etymology
Noun
etacism (usually uncountable, plural etacisms)
(grammar) The pronunciation of the Greek eta like the Italian long e, or the vowel in the English word ate.
Anagrams
• Acmeist, acmeist, meticas, sematic
Source: Wiktionary
E"ta*cism, n. Etym: [Gr. Itacism.] (Greek Gram.)
Definition: The pronunciation of the Greek ĂŞ (eta) like the Italian e long, that is like a in the English word ate. See Itacism.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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