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.
MULTIPLICATE
Etymology
Adjective
multiplicate (comparative more multiplicate, superlative most multiplicate)
Consisting of many, or of more than one; multiple; multifold.
Noun
multiplicate (plural multiplicates)
(obsolete) A multiple; a result of multiplication.
Verb
multiplicate (third-person singular simple present multiplicates, present participle multiplicating, simple past and past participle multiplicated)
To make multiple copies of
Source: Wiktionary
Mul"ti*pli*cate, a. Etym: [L. multiplicatus, p.p. of multiplicare. See Multiply.]
Definition: Consisting of many, or of more than one; multiple; multifold. Multiplicate flower (Bot.), a flower that is double, or has an unusual number of petals in consequence of the abnormal multiplication of the parts of the floral whorls.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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