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.
SAGENES
Noun
sagenes
plural of sagene
Source: Wiktionary
SAGENE
Sa*gene", n. Etym: [Russ. sajene.]
Definition: A Russian measure of length equal to about seven English feet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANYMORE
(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
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