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.
MOURNFULNESS
mournfulness, sorrowfulness, ruthfulness
(noun) a state of gloomy sorrow
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mournfulness (usually uncountable, plural mournfulnesses)
The property of being mournful.
Source: Wiktionary
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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