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.
TRICHORD
Etymology
Noun
trichord (plural trichords)
(music) any set of three different pitch classes
A musical instrument with three strings, such as a lyre or harp.
Source: Wiktionary
Tri"chord, n. Etym: [Gr. Tri-) + , or string.] (Mus.)
Definition: An instrument, as a lyre or harp, having three strings.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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