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.
TELEPHONY
telephone, telephony
(noun) transmitting speech at a distance
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
telephony (usually uncountable, plural telephonies)
The act of sound transmission via the electromagnetic spectrum.
The study and application of telephone technology.
Anagrams
• polythene
Source: Wiktionary
Te*leph"o*ny, n.
Definition: The art or process of reproducing sounds at a distance, as with the telephone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DITHER
(noun) an excited state of agitation; “he was in a dither”; “there was a terrible flap about the theft”
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