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.
UNDERSTUDIES
Noun
understudies
plural of understudy
Verb
understudies
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of understudy
Source: Wiktionary
UNDERSTUDY
Un"der*stud`y, v. t. & i. (Theater)
Definition: To study, as another actor's part, in order to be his substitute in an emergency; to study another actor's part.
Un"der*stud`y, n.
Definition: One who studies another's part with a view to assuming it in an emergency.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DAZED
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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