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.
PREMISS
premise, premiss, assumption
(noun) a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; “on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not play”
premise, premiss
(verb) take something as preexisting and given
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
premiss (plural premisses)
Alternative spelling of premise
Verb
premiss (third-person singular simple present premisses, present participle premissing, simple past and past participle premissed)
Alternative spelling of premise
Anagrams
• Persism, impress, mispers, permiss, simpers
Source: Wiktionary
Prem"iss, n.
Definition: Premise. Whately. I. Watts
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation
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