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.
INVALIDITIES
Noun
invalidities
plural of invalidity
Source: Wiktionary
INVALIDITY
In`va*lid"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. invalidité, LL. invaliditas want of health.]
1. Want of validity or cogency; want of legal force or efficacy; invalidness; as, the invalidity of an agreement or of a will.
2. Want of health; infirmity. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
14 November 2024
FRISK
(noun) the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; “he gave the suspect a quick frisk”
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