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.
OZAENA
ozena, ozaena
(noun) a chronic disease of the nose characterized by a foul-smelling nasal discharge and atrophy of nasal structures
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ozaena (countable and uncountable, plural ozaenas)
An atrophic type of chronic non-specific rhinitis characterized by a foul odor from the nose, now considered rare.
Any of the beetles in genus Ozaena, with one species, Ozaena dentipes.
Source: Wiktionary
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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