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.
OVERPLUSES
Noun
overpluses
plural of overplus
Anagrams
• overpulses
Source: Wiktionary
OVERPLUS
O"ver*plus, n. Etym: [Over + L. plus more. See Plus, and cf. Surplus.]
Definition: That which remains after a supply, or beyond a quantity proposed; surplus. Shak. "The overplus of a great fortune." Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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