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.
OMNIUM
Etymology
Noun
omnium (plural omniums)
(cycling) A multiple race event in track cycling. Historically the omnium has had a variety of formats. Currently it consists of the following six events: flying lap, points race, elimination, individual pursuit, scratch race, and time trial.
(finance) The aggregate value of the different stocks in which a loan to government is usually funded.
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Source: Wiktionary
Om"ni*um, n. Etym: [L., of all, gen. pl. of omnis all.] (Eng.Stock Exchange)
Definition: The aggregate value of the different stocks in which a loan to government is now usually funded. M'Culloch.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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