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.
MYOPIA
myopia, nearsightedness, shortsightedness
(noun) (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye’s faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
myopia (countable and uncountable, plural myopias)
(pathology) A disorder of the vision where distant objects appear blurred because the eye focuses their images in front of the retina instead of on it.
Synonyms: shortsightedness, nearsightedness
Antonym: hyperopia
Coordinate term: presbyopia
(figurative) A lack of imagination, discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning.
Source: Wiktionary
My*o"pi*a, n. Etym: [NL. See Myope.] (Med.)
Definition: Nearsightedness; shortsightedness; a condition of the eye in which the rays from distant object are brought to a focus before they reach the retina, and hence form an indistinct image; while the rays from very near objects are normally converged so as to produce a distinct image. It is corrected by the use of a concave lens.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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