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.
OXYMORONS
Noun
oxymorons
plural of oxymoron
Source: Wiktionary
OXYMORON
Ox`y*mo"ron, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)
Definition: A figure in which an epithet of a contrary signification is added to a word; e. g., cruel kindness; laborious idleness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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