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.
SEMICENTENNIAL
semicentennial, semicentenary
(adjective) of or relating to or marking the 50th anniversary
semicentennial, semicentenary
(noun) the 50th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
semicentennial (not comparable)
Occurring every 50 years
Noun
semicentennial (plural semicentennials)
A 50th anniversary.
Source: Wiktionary
Sem`i*cen*ten"ni*al, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to half of a century, or a period of fifty years; as, a semicentennial commemoration.
Sem`i*cen*ten"ni*al, n.
Definition: A fiftieth anniversary.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GREAT
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
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