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.
OPPIDANS
Noun
oppidans
plural of oppidan
Source: Wiktionary
OPPIDAN
Op"pi*dan, a. Etym: [L. oppidanus, fr. oppidum town.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to a town. Howell.
Op"pi*dan, n.
1. An inhabitant of a town.
2. A student of Eton College, England, who is not a King's scholar, and who boards in a private family.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPIRITEDLY
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
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