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.
TYCHISMS
Noun
tychisms
plural of tychism
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Source: Wiktionary
TYCHISM
Ty"chism, n. [Gr. ty`chh fortune, chance + -ism.]
Definition: Any theory which conceives chance as an objective reality; esp., a theory of evolution which considers that variation may be purely fortuitous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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