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.
OVERARCH
overarch, arch over
(verb) form an arch over; “Big rocks overarch the stream”
overarch
(verb) be central or dominant; “This scene overarches the entire first act”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
overarch (third-person singular simple present overarches, present participle overarching, simple past and past participle overarched)
To form an arch over something.
Anagrams
• hovercar
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*arch", v. t. & i.
Definition: To make or place an arch over; to hang over like an arch. "Brown with o'erarching shades." Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COMMUNICATIONS
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
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