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.
PERIPROCT
Noun
periproct (plural periprocts)
(zoology) The region surrounding the anus, particularly in echinoderms.
Anagrams
• tricopper
Source: Wiktionary
Per"i*proct, n. Etym: [Pref. peri- + Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The region surrounding the anus, particularly of echinoderms.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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REPLACEMENT
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
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