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.
MODER
Verb
moder (third-person singular simple present moders, present participle modering, simple past and past participle modered)
(obsolete) to moderate
Anagrams
• 'drome, -drome, Domer, Drôme, dermo, dermo-, drome, mored
Source: Wiktionary
Mo"der, n. Etym: [OE. See Mother female parent.]
1. A mother. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. The principal piece of an astrolabe, into which the others are fixed. [Obs.]
Mod"er, v. t.
Definition: To moderate. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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POLYGENIC
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