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.
ITSELF
Etymology
Pronoun
itself the third person singular, neuter, personal pronoun (the reflexive form of it, masculine himself, feminine herself, plural themselves)
(reflexive pronoun) it; A thing as the object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject
(emphatic) it; used to intensify the subject, especially to emphasize that it is the only participant in the predicate
(emphatic, archaic) it; used to refer back to an earlier subject
Synonyms
• itsself (obsolete)
Anagrams
• filets, fistle, fliest, flites, stifle
Source: Wiktionary
It*self", pron.
Definition: The neuter reciprocal pronoun of It; as, the thing is good in itself; it stands by itself. Borrowing of foreigners, in itself, makes not the kingdom rich or poor. Locke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DIRECTIONALITY
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