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.
SUPERTONIC
supertonic
(noun) (music) the second note of a diatonic scale
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
supertonic (plural supertonics)
(music) The second note in a diatonic scale.
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
Su`per*ton"ic, n. (Mus.)
Definition: The note next above the keynote; the second of the scale. Busby.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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