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.
SUBGRADE
Etymology
Noun
subgrade (plural subgrades)
The layer of native soil on which the foundation of a road is laid
Coordinate terms
• roadbase
Anagrams
• Beguards
Source: Wiktionary
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HYPERICISM
(noun) a severe dermatitis of herbivorous domestic animals attributable to photosensitivity from eating Saint John’s wort
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