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.
ECU
Noun
ECU (plural ECUs)
(automotive) Initialism of Engine control unit.
(automotive) Initialism of Electronic control unit.
(EU, finance, historic) Initialism of European Currency Unit.
Anagrams
• 'cue, CUE, Cue, UCE, cue
Etymology
From the initial letters of European currency unit.
Noun
ecu (plural ecus)
(dated) The European Currency Unit (symbol â‚ ), a currency used in the European Community before the euro.
Anagrams
• 'cue, CUE, Cue, UCE, cue
Source: Wiktionary
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17 January 2025
OBSERVE
(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”
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