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.
OROGRAPHY
orology, orography
(noun) the science of mountains
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
orography (usually uncountable, plural orographies)
(geomorphology) the scientific study, or a physical description of mountains
the orographic features of a region
Source: Wiktionary
O*rog"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Gr. -graphy.]
Definition: That branch of science which treats of mountains and mountain systems; orology; as, the orography of Western Europe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEAVE
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
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