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.
OVERPRESCRIBE
Etymology
Verb
overprescribe (third-person singular simple present overprescribes, present participle overprescribing, simple past and past participle overprescribed)
To prescribe a drug more frequently than appropriate
Source: Wiktionary
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26 November 2024
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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