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.
LIKEWISE
besides, too, also, likewise, as well
(adverb) in addition; “he has a Mercedes, too”
alike, likewise
(adverb) equally; “parents and teachers alike demanded reforms”
similarly, likewise
(adverb) in like or similar manner; “He was similarly affected”; “some people have little power to do good, and have likewise little strength to resist evil”- Samuel Johnson
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
likewise (not comparable)
(manner) In a similar manner.
(conjunctive) also; moreover; too.
The same to you; used as a response.
Synonyms
• (in a similar manner): similarly
Anagrams
• wise-like, wiselike
Source: Wiktionary
Like"wise`, adv. & conj. Etym: [See Wise, n.]
Definition: In like manner; also; moreover; too. See Also. Go, and do thou likewise. Luke x. 37. For he seeth that wise men die; likewise the fool and the brutish person perish. Ps. xlix. 10.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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REPLACEMENT
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
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