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.
REGURGITATION
vomit, vomiting, emesis, regurgitation, disgorgement, puking
(noun) the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
regurgitation
(noun) recall after rote memorization; “he complained that school was just memorization and regurgitation”
regurgitation
(noun) backflow of blood through a defective heart valve
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
regurgitation (countable and uncountable, plural regurgitations)
The act of regurgitating.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*gur`gi*ta"tion (-t"shn), n. Etym: [Cf. F. régurgitation.]
1. The act of flowing or pouring back by the orifice of entrance; specifically (Med.),
Definition: the reversal of the natural direction in which the current or contents flow through a tube or cavity of the body. Quain.
2. The act of swallowing again; reabsorption.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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REPLACEMENT
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
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