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.
PERSANT
Adjective
persant (comparative more persant, superlative most persant)
Obsolete form of perceant.
Anagrams
• Napster, Partens, arpents, entraps, panters, parents, pastern, trepans
Source: Wiktionary
Per"sant, a. Etym: [F. perçant, p.pr. of percer to pierce.]
Definition: Piercing. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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