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.
VARIORUM
variorum, variorum edition
(noun) an edition containing various versions of a text or notes by various scholars or editors
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
variorum (plural variorums or variora)
An edition of a written work (especially the complete works of a classical writer) showing the notes and readings of a variety of different editors or commentators.
Source: Wiktionary
Va`ri*o"rum, a. Etym: [L., abbrev. fr. cum notis variorum with notes of various persons.]
Definition: Containing notes by different persons; -- applied to a publication; as, a variorum edition of a book.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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