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.
extense (plural extenses)
(obsolete) extent; expanse
extense (comparative more extense, superlative most extense)
(obsolete) Outreaching; expansive; extended, superficially or otherwise.
• May still be encountered in Indian English translations.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*tense", a. Etym: [L. extensus, p.p. See Extend, v. t.]
Definition: Outreaching; expansive; extended, superficially or otherwise. Men and gods are too extense; Could you slacken and condense Emerson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 September 2024
(noun) a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; “he uses other people’s ideas as a springboard for his own”; “reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions”; “the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out”
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.