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.
PROLONGING
Verb
prolonging
present participle of prolong
Noun
prolonging (plural prolongings)
prolongation
the gradual prolongings of the whale's visible jets — Herman Melville.
Source: Wiktionary
PROLONG
Pro*long", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prolonged; p. pr. & vb. n. Prolonging.] Etym: [F. prolonger, L. prolongare; pro before, forth + longus long. See Long, a., and cf. Prolongate, Purloin. ]
1. To extend in space or length; as, to prolong a line.
2. To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue; as, to prolong one's days. Prolong awhile the traitor's life. Shak. The unhappy queen with talk prolonged the night. Dryden.
3. To put off to a distant time; to postpone. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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