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.
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OCTOGENARY
Oc*tog"e*na*ry, a. Etym: [L. octogenarrus, from octogeni eighty each, octoginta eighty, fr. octo eight. See Eight, Eighty.]
Definition: Of eighty years of age. "Being then octogenary." Aubrey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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