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.
QUADRAGENARIAN
Etymology
Adjective
quadragenarian (not comparable)
between the ages of 40 and 49; in one's fifth decade
Noun
quadragenarian (plural quadragenarians)
one who is quadragenarian
Coordinate terms
• vicenarian
• tricenarian
• quinquagenarian
• sexagenarian
• septuagenarian
• octogenarian
• nonagenarian
• centenarian
Source: Wiktionary
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