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.
MAETERLINCK
Maeterlinck, Count Maurice Maeterlinck
(noun) Belgian playwright (1862-1949)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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