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.
INTERCHANGEABLE
exchangeable, interchangeable, similar, standardized, standardised
(adjective) capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability; âinterchangeable electric outletsâ; âinterchangeable partsâ
interchangeable
(adjective) (mathematics, logic) such that the arguments or roles can be interchanged; âthe arguments of the symmetric relation, âis a sister of,â are interchangeableâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
interchangeable (not comparable)
Freely substitutable; that may be swapped at will.
Following each other in alternate succession; alternating.
Noun
interchangeable (plural interchangeables)
Anything that can be interchanged; a substitute.
Source: Wiktionary
In`ter*change"a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. OF. entrechangeable.]
1. Admitting of exchange or mutual substitution. "Interchangeable warrants." Bacon.
2. Following each other in alternate succession; as, the four interchangeable seasons. Holder.
– In`ter*change"a*ble*ness, n.
– In`ter*change"a*bly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GRIEVOUS
(adjective) causing or marked by grief or anguish; âa grievous lossâ; âa grievous cryâ; âher sigh was heartbreakingâ; âthe heartrending words of Rabinâs granddaughterâ
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