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.
PRECIPITOUSNESS
abruptness, precipitateness, precipitousness, precipitance, precipitancy, suddenness
(noun) the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
abruptness, precipitousness, steepness
(noun) the property possessed by a slope that is very steep
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
precipitousness (uncountable)
The state or quality of being precipitous.
Synonyms
• (suddenness): abruptness, spontaneity; see also suddenness
Source: Wiktionary
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ODONTOGLOSSUM
(noun) any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors
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