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.
RAMIFICATIONS
Noun
ramifications
plural of ramification
Source: Wiktionary
RAMIFICATION
Ram`i*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. ramification. See Ramify.]
1. The process of branching, or the development or offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their arrangement.
2. A small branch or offshoot proceeding from a main stock or channel; as, the ramifications of an artery, vein, or nerve.
3. A division into principal and subordinate classes, heads, or departments; also, one of the subordinate parts; as, the ramifications a subject or scheme.
4. The production of branchlike figures. Crabb.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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