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.
ODONTOCETE
Noun
odontocete (plural odontocetes)
(zoology) Any member of the cetacean suborder Odontoceti; a toothed whale.
Source: Wiktionary
O*don`to*ce"te, n.pl. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A subdivision of Cetacea, including the sperm whale, dolphins, etc.; the toothed whales.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
26 November 2024
TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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