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.
NONHEREDITARY
nonhereditary, nontransmissible
(adjective) not acquirable by inheritance
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
nonhereditary (not comparable)
Not hereditary; not passed down by inheritance.
Source: Wiktionary
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1 February 2025
GRIP
(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”
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