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.
TRI
Tri-. Etym: [Gr. tri- or L. tri-, sometimes through French; akin to L. tres three, and E. three. See Three.]
1. A prefix meaning three, thrice, threefold; as in tricolored, tridentate.
2. (Chem.)
Definition: A prefix (also used adjectively) denoting three proportional or combining part, or the third degree of that to the name of which it is prefixed; as in trisulphide, trioxide, trichloride.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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