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.
PREORBITAL
Pre*or"bit*al
Definition: a. (Anat.) Situated in front or the orbit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CONVULSIVE
(adjective) affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; āconvulsive motionsā; āhis body made a spasmodic jerkā; āspastic movementsā
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