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.
SERIATE
Etymology
Verb
seriate (third-person singular simple present seriates, present participle seriating, simple past and past participle seriated)
(transitive) To arrange in serial order.
Adjective
seriate (comparative more seriate, superlative most seriate)
Arranged in serial order.
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
Se"ri*ate, a.
Definition: Arranged in a series or succession; pertaining to a series.
– Se"ri*ate*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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