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.
EXPLAINABLE
explainable, interpretable
(adjective) capable of being understood; “explainable phenomena”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
explainable (comparative more explainable, superlative most explainable)
Able to be explained or understood
Synonyms
• explicable, explicatable; See also comprehensible
Antonyms
• inexplicable, unexplainable; See also incomprehensible
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*plain"a*ble, a. Etym: [L. explainabilis.]
Definition: Capable of being explained or made plain to the understanding; capable of being interpreted. Sir. T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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