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.
IOTACISM
Etymology
Noun
iotacism (plural iotacisms)
Pronunciation of another vowel or diphthong as [i], or a vowel shift resulting in such pronunciation, especially in Greek.
A misspelling resulting from such pronunciation.
Anagrams
• caimitos
Source: Wiktionary
I*o"ta*cism, n. Etym: [Gr. iotacisme. See Iota.]
Definition: The frequent use of the sound of iota (that of English e in be), as among the modern Greeks; also, confusion from sounding Littré.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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13 May 2025
DAZED
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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