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.
SEGUE
segue
(noun) the act of changing smoothly from one state or situation to another
segue
(verb) proceed without interruption; in music or talk; “He segued into another discourse”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
segue (third-person singular simple present segues, present participle segueing, simple past and past participle segued)
To move smoothly from one state or subject to another.
Synonym: transition
(music) To make a smooth transition from one theme to another.
(of a disk jockey) To play a sequence of records with no talk between them.
Usage notes
In sense “move from one subject to another”, contrast with non sequitur (“abrupt transition”), which is etymologically opposite (“follow” vs. “does not follow”). However, segue has connotations of moving between distinct subjects, and thus to segue often means to change rather abruptly, with at best a pretense of smooth transition.
Noun
segue (plural segues)
An instance of segueing, a transition.
Source: Wiktionary
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