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.
REJOINING
Verb
rejoining
present participle of rejoin
Source: Wiktionary
REJOIN
Re*join" (r-join"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rejoined (-joind"); p. pr. & vb. n. Rejoining.] Etym: [F. rejoindre; pref. re- re- + joindre to join. See Join, and cf. Rejoinder.]
1. To join again; to unite after separation.
2. To come, or go, again into the presence of; to join the company of again. Meet and rejoin me, in the pensive grot. Pope.
3. To state in reply; -- followed by an object clause.
Re*join", v. i.
1. To answer to a reply.
2. (Law)
Definition: To answer, as the defendant to the plaintiff's replication.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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