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.
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ISLE
Isle, n. Etym: [Obs.]
Definition: See Aisle.
Isle, n. Etym: [OF. isle, F. île, L. insula; cf. Lith. sala. Cf. Insulate.]
1. An island. [Poetic] Imperial rule of all the seagirt isles. Milton.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A spot within another of a different color, as upon the wings of some insects.
Isle, v. t.
Definition: To cause to become an island, or like an island; to surround or encompass; to island. [Poetic] Isled in sudden seas of light. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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