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.
PLANATION
planation
(noun) the process of erosion whereby a level surface is produced
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
planation (countable and uncountable, plural planations)
(geology) The formation of a flat surface by erosion and deposition.
(biology) The morphological transformation of a three-dimensional structure into a two-dimensional one through development or evolution.
Anagrams
• Platonian, platinoan
Source: Wiktionary
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MASQUERADE
(verb) pretend to be someone or something that you are not; “he is masquerading as an expert on the internet”; “This silly novel is masquerading as a serious historical treaty”
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