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.
LANCIFORM
Etymology
Adjective
lanciform (not comparable)
Having the form of a lance
Source: Wiktionary
Lan"ci*form, a Etym: [Lance + -form: cf. F. lanciforme.]
Definition: Having the form of a lance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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25 December 2024
UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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