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.
TURBULENCE
turbulence, turbulency
(noun) unstable flow of a liquid or gas
turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang
(noun) a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); “the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence”
turbulence
(noun) instability in the atmosphere
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
turbulence (countable and uncountable, plural turbulences)
(uncountable) The state or fact of being turbulent or agitated; tempestuousness, disturbance.
(uncountable) Disturbance in a gas or fluid, characterized by evidence of internal motion or unrest.
(uncountable) Specifically, a state of agitation or disturbance in the air which is disruptive to an aircraft.
An instance or type of such state or disturbance.
Source: Wiktionary
Tur"bu*lence, n. Etym: [L. turbulentia: cf. F. turbulebce.]
Definition: The quality or state of being turbulent; a disturbed state; tumult; disorder; agitation. Shak. The years of . . . warfare and turbulence which ensued. Southey.
Syn.
– Agitation; commotion; tumult; tumultuousness; termagance; unruliness; insubordination; rioting.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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