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.
TEMPI
TEMPO
tempo, pacing
(noun) (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
tempo, pace
(noun) the rate of some repeating event
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
tempi
plural of tempo
Source: Wiktionary
TEMPO
Tem"po, n. Etym: [It., fr. L. tempus. See Tense, n.] (Mus.)
Definition: The rate or degree of movement in time. A tempo giusto (joos"to) Etym: [It.], in exact time; -- sometimes, directing a return to strict time after a tempo rubato.
– Tempo rubato. See under Rubato.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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