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.
RECTIONS
Noun
rections
plural of rection
Anagrams
• contries, corniest, noticers
Source: Wiktionary
RECTION
Rec"tion (rk"shn), n. Etym: [L. rectio, fr. regere to rule or govern.] (Gram.)
Definition: See Government, n., 7. Gibbs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPIRITEDLY
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
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