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.
ELEVENTH
eleventh, th
(adjective) coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position
eleventh
(noun) position 11 in a countable series of things
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
eleventh
The ordinal form of the number eleven.
Synonyms
• 11th, 11th, XIth; (in names of monarchs and popes) XI
Noun
eleventh (plural elevenths)
The person or thing in the eleventh position.
One of eleven equal parts of a whole.
(music) The note eleven scale degrees from the root of a chord.
Source: Wiktionary
E*lev"enth, a. Etym: [Cf. AS. endlyfta. See Eleven.]
1. Next after the tenth; as, the eleventh chapter.
2. Constituting one of eleven parts into which a thing is divided; as, the eleventh part of a thing.
3. (Mus.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the interval of the octave and the fourth.
E*lev"enth, n.
1. The quotient of a unit divided by eleven; one of eleven equal parts.
2. (Mus.)
Definition: The interval consisting of ten conjunct degrees; the interval made up of an octave and a fourth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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