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.
SPLENIUS
splenius, splenius muscle
(noun) either of two flat muscles that extend from the upper vertebrae to the base of the skull and serve to rotate or flex or extend the head and neck
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
splenius (plural splenii)
(anatomy) A broad muscle running up the top part of the back of the neck.
Anagrams
• spinules
Source: Wiktionary
Sple"ni*us, n. Etym: [NL.] (Anat.)
Definition: A flat muscle of the back of the neck.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANYMORE
(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
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