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.
SIXTHLY
sixthly
(adverb) in the sixth place; “sixthly, we cannot afford a vacation”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
sixthly (not comparable)
In the sixth place; sixth in a row.
Source: Wiktionary
Sixth"ly, adv.
Definition: In the sixth place. Bacon.
SIXTH
Sixth, a. Etym: [From Six: cf. AS. sixta, siexta.]
1. First after the fifth; next in order after the fifth.
2. Constituting or being one of six equal parts into which anything is divided.
Sixth, n.
1. The quotient of a unit divided by six; one of six equal parts which form a whole.
2. The next in order after the fifth.
3. (Mus.)
Definition: The interval embracing six diatonic degrees of the scale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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