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.
NUNNATION
Etymology
Noun
nunnation (plural nunnations)
Alternative spelling of nunation.
(dated) A stammering speech disorder, in which the /n/ sound is given to other consonants.
(archaic, rare) An inclination of Germanic languages to employ -n in endings.
Source: Wiktionary
Nun*na"tion, n. Etym: [From nun, the Arabic name of the letter n: cf. NL. nunnatio, F. nunnation.] (Arabic Gram.)
Definition: The pronunciation of n at the end of words.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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