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.
FORMATS
Noun
formats
plural of format
Verb
formats
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of format
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Source: Wiktionary
FORMAT
For`mat" (for`ma" or for`mät"), n. [F. or G. Cf. Formation.] (Print.)
Definition: The shape and size of a book; hence, its external form.
The older manuscripts had been written in a much larger format than that found convenient for university work. G. H. Putnam.
One might, indeed, protest that the format is a little too luxurious. Nature.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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