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.
PEDAGOGIC
pedagogical, pedagogic
(adjective) of or relating to pedagogy; “pedagogical significance”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
pedagogic (comparative more pedagogic, superlative most pedagogic)
synonym of pedagogical
Source: Wiktionary
Ped`a*gog"ic, n. Etym: [From Pedagogic, a.; cf. G. pedagogik.]
Definition: See Pedagogics.
Ped`a*gog"ic, Ped`a*gog"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. pédagogique. See Pedagogue.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to a pedagogue; suited to, or characteristic of, a pedagogue.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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