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.
APO
Adjective
apo (not comparable)
(biochemistry, of a protein) In an inactive, unbound state
Anagrams
• AOP, OAP, POA, Pa-O, Pao, poa
Noun
APO
Air Post Office (both Army and Air Force)
Army Post Office
Air Force Post Office
Anagrams
• AOP, OAP, POA, Pa-O, Pao, poa
Source: Wiktionary
Ap"o. Etym: [Gr. Ab-.]
Definition: A prefix from a Greek preposition. It usually signifies from, away from, off, or asunder, separate; as, in apocope (a cutting off), apostate, apostle (one sent away), apocarpous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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