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.
NEOCLASSIC
neoclassic, neoclassical
(adjective) characteristic of a revival of an earlier classical style
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
neoclassic (comparative more neoclassic, superlative most neoclassic)
neoclassical
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Source: Wiktionary
Ne`o*clas"sic, a. [Neo- + classic.]
Definition: Belonging to, or designating, the modern revival of classical, esp. Greco-Roman, taste and manner of work in architecture, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COMMUNICATIONS
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
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