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.
UNHELE
Etymology
Verb
unhele (third-person singular simple present unheles, present participle unheling, simple past and past participle unheled)
(obsolete) To uncover, to reveal.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*hele", n.
Definition: Same as Unheal, n. [Obs.]
Un*hele", v. t. Etym: [AS. unhelian. See 1st Un-, and Hele to cover.]
Definition: To uncover. [Obs.] Spenser. Marston.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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