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.
MORAS
Noun
moras
plural of mora
Anagrams
• Amors, Maros, Romas, SARMO, roams, romas
Source: Wiktionary
MORA
Mor"a, n. Etym: [It.]
Definition: A game of guessing the number of fingers extended in a quick movement of the hand, -- much played by Italians of the lower classes.
Mo"ra, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A leguminous tree of Guiana and Trinidad (Dimorphandra excelsa); also, its timber, used in shipbuilding and making furniture.
Mo"ra, n. Etym: [L.] (Rom. & Civil Law)
Definition: Delay; esp., culpable delay; postponement.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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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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