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.
PRECLUSION
obviation, forestalling, preclusion
(noun) the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
preclusion (countable and uncountable, plural preclusions)
(countable) The act of precluding.
(uncountable) The condition of being precluded.
Synonyms
• obviation
• prevention
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*clu"sion, n. Etym: [L. praeclusio. See Preclude.]
Definition: The act of precluding, or the state of being precluded; a shutting out.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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