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.
PARSING
Noun
parsing (plural parsings)
A parse operation.
Verb
parsing
present participle of parse
Anagrams
• gnisrap, parings, rapings, rasping, sparing
Source: Wiktionary
PARSE
Parse, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parsed; p. pr. & vb. n. Parsing.] Etym: [L. pars a part; pars orationis a part of speech. See Part, n.] (Gram.)
Definition: To resolve into its elements, as a sentence, pointing out the several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by government or agreement; to analyze and describe grammatically. Let him construe the letter into English, and parse it over perfectly. Ascham.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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