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.
INFREQUENCES
Noun
infrequences
plural of infrequence
Source: Wiktionary
INFREQUENCE
In*fre"quence, In*fre"quen*cy, n. Etym: [L. infrequentia scantiness : cf. F. infrequence.]
1. The state of rarely occuring; uncommonness; rareness; as, the infrquence of his visits.
2. The state of not being frequented; solitude; isolation; retirement; seclusion. [R.] The solitude and infrequency of the place. Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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