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.
FORA
FORUM
forum, assembly, meeting place
(noun) a public facility to meet for open discussion
forum
(noun) a public meeting or assembly for open discussion
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
fora
plural of forum
Usage notes
The English plural forums is preferred to the Latin plural fora in normal English usage.
Anagrams
• Afro, Afro-, Faro, FÃ¥rö, RAFO, afro, faro
Source: Wiktionary
FORUM
Fo"rum, n.; pl. E. Forums, L. Fora. Etym: [L.; akin to foris, foras, out of doors. See Foreign.]
1. A market place or public place in Rome, where causes were judicially tried, and orations delivered to the people.
2. A tribunal; a court; an assembly empowered to hear and decide causes. He [Lord Camden] was . . . more eminent in the senate than in the forum. Brougham.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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