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.
DUPLICATIVE
Etymology
Adjective
duplicative (comparative more duplicative, superlative most duplicative)
of, related to, or being a duplicate
Source: Wiktionary
Du"pli*ca*tive, a.
1. Having the quality of duplicating or doubling.
2. (Biol.)
Definition: Having the quality of subdividing into two by natural growth. "Duplicative subdivision." Carpenter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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