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.
OUTDOORS
outside, outdoors, out of doors, alfresco
(adverb) outside a building; āin summer we play outsideā
outdoors, out-of-doors, open air, open
(noun) where the air is unconfined; āhe wanted to get outdoors a littleā; āthe concert was held in the open airā; ācamping in the openā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adverb
outdoors (not comparable)
Not inside a house or under covered structure; unprotected; in the open air.
Noun
outdoors (uncountable)
(often preceded by "the") The environment outside of enclosed structures.
(often preceded by "the") The natural environment in the open air, countryside away from cities and buildings.
Antonyms
• indoors
Source: Wiktionary
Out"doors`, adv.
Definition: Abread; out of the house; out of doors.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
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