Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
ACATALECTIC
acatalectic
(adjective) (verse) metrically complete; especially having the full number of syllables in the final metrical foot
acatalectic
(noun) (prosody) a line of verse that has the full number of syllables
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
acatalectic (not comparable)
(poetry, prosody) Designating a line of verse having the required number of syllables in the last foot.
Noun
acatalectic (plural acatalectics)
(poetry, prosody) A verse which has the complete number of feet and syllables
Source: Wiktionary
A*cat`a*lec"tic, a. Etym: [L. acatalecticus, Gr. (Pros.)
Definition: Not defective; complete; as, an acatalectic verse.
– n.
Definition: A verse which has the complete number of feet and syllables.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPERSION
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
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