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.
preselected
simple past tense and past participle of preselect
preselected (comparative more preselected, superlative most preselected)
selected in advance
Source: Wiktionary
Pre`se*lect", v. t.
Definition: To select beforehand.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 November 2024
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
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.