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.
EXCERPTING
Verb
excerpting
present participle of excerpt
Noun
excerpting (plural excerptings)
The act of taking an excerpt.
Source: Wiktionary
EXCERPT
Ex*cerpt", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Excerpted; p. pr. & vb. n. Excerpting.] Etym: [From L. excerptus, p. p. See Excerp.]
Definition: To select; to extract; to cite; to quote. Out of which we have excerpted the following particulars. Fuller.
Ex*cerp"t (277), n.
Definition: An extract; a passage selected or copied from a book or record.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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