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.
DUODECIMALLY
Etymology
Adverb
duodecimally (not comparable)
In a duodecimal manner; by twelves.
Source: Wiktionary
DUODECIMAL
Du`o*dec"i*mal, a. Etym: [L. duodecim twelve. See Dozen.]
Definition: Proceeding in computation by twelves; expressed in the scale of twelves.
– Du`o*dec"i*mal*ly, adv.
Du`o*dec"i*mal, n.
1. A twelfth part; as, the duodecimals of an inch.
2. pl. (Arch.)
Definition: A system of numbers, whose denominations rise in a scale of twelves, as of feet and inches. The system is used chiefly by artificers in computing the superficial and solid contents of their work.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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