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.
GRATULATORY
congratulatory, gratulatory
(adjective) expressive of sympathetic pleasure or joy on account of someone’s success or good fortune; “a congratulatory telegram”; “the usual congratulatory crowd was conspicuously absent”; “a gratulatory address”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
gratulatory (comparative more gratulatory, superlative most gratulatory)
(archaic) congratulatory
Source: Wiktionary
Grat"u*la*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. gratulatorius.]
Definition: Expressing gratulation or joy; congratulatory. The usual groundwork of such gratulatory odes. Bp. Horsley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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