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.
POLYSYNAPTIC
Etymology
Adjective
polysynaptic (comparative more polysynaptic, superlative most polysynaptic)
(of a reflex or impulse) of or involving multiple synapses
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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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