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.
INDIGESTION
indigestion, dyspepsia, stomach upset, upset stomach
(noun) a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
indigestion (usually uncountable, plural indigestions)
A condition of heartburn, nausea, etc. most often caused by eating too quickly.
Anagrams
• indigotines
Source: Wiktionary
In`di*ges"tion, n. Etym: [L. indigestio: cf. F. indigestion. See In- not, and Digest.]
Definition: Lack of proper digestive action; a failure of the normal changes which food should undergo in the alimentary canal; dyspepsia; incomplete or difficult digestion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRUNCATION
(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
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