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.
PLAYBACK
playback
(noun) the act of reproducing recorded sound; “he was allowed to hear the playback of his testimony”
playback
(noun) electronic equipment comprising the part of a tape recorder that reproduces the recorded material
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
playback (usually uncountable, plural playbacks)
The replaying of something previously recorded, especially sound or moving images.
Source: Wiktionary
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POPULATED
(adjective) furnished with inhabitants; “the area is well populated”; “forests populated with all kinds of wild life”
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