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.
SCISSURE
crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure
(noun) a long narrow opening
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
scissure (plural scissures)
A longitudinal opening made by cutting; a cleft; a fissure.
Source: Wiktionary
Scis"sure, n. Etym: [L. scissura, from scindere, scissum, to cut, spilt.]
Definition: A longitudinal opening in a body, made by cutting; a cleft; a fissure. Hammond.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) of or relating to the rhythmic aspect of language or to the suprasegmental phonemes of pitch and stress and juncture and nasalization and voicing
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