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.
UNDERFOOTING
Etymology
Noun
underfooting (usually uncountable, plural underfootings)
The terrain or other surface underfoot.
Verb
underfooting
present participle of underfoot
Source: Wiktionary
UNDERFOOT
Un`der*foot", adv.
Definition: Under the feet; underneath; below. See Under foot, under Foot, n.
Un`der*foot", a.
Definition: Low; base; abject; trodden down.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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10 January 2025
INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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