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.
TENUTO
Etymology
Noun
tenuto (plural tenutos or tenuti)
(music) A tempo mark directing that a note or passage is to be held for the full time
(music) A passage having this mark
Adverb
tenuto (comparative more tenuto, superlative most tenuto)
(music) In a sustained manner
Adjective
tenuto (not comparable)
(music) describing a passage having this mark
Anagrams
• Teuton
Source: Wiktionary
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INTUITIVELY
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
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