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.
GONGLIKE
Etymology
Adjective
gonglike (comparative more gonglike, superlative most gonglike)
Resembling a gong or some aspect of one.
Source: Wiktionary
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