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.
PARAGOGIC
Etymology
Adjective
paragogic (comparative more paragogic, superlative most paragogic)
Of, relating to, or constituting, a paragoge; added to the end of, or serving to lengthen, a word.
In the Semitic languages, paragogic letters are added to the ordinary forms of words to express additional emphasis or a change in the meaning.
Synonyms
• paragogical
Source: Wiktionary
Par`a*gog"ic, Par`a*gog"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. paragogique.]
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or constituting, a paragoge; added to the end of, or serving to lengthen, a word. Paragogic letters, in the Semitic languages, letters which are added to the ordinary forms of words, to express additional emphasis, or some change in the sense.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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