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.
PROLATION
Etymology
Noun
prolation (countable and uncountable, plural prolations)
(obsolete) Speaking, utterance, the producing of words or speech.
(music) The relative time value of a minim to a semibreve in medieval music.
(obsolete) Production, bringing forth.
(obsolete, theology) The production or emission of the logos or divine word.
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Source: Wiktionary
Pro*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. prolatio: cf. F. prolation.]
1. The act of prolating or pronouncing; utterance; pronunciation. [Obs.] Ray.
2. The act of deferring; delay. [Obs.] Ainsworth.
3. (Mus.)
Definition: A mediæval method of determining of the proportionate duration of semibreves and minims. Busby.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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