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.
GON
Etymology 1
Contraction
gon
(US, dialectal) Alternative form of gonna
Etymology 2
Noun
gon (plural gons)
(geometry, trigonometry) One hundredth of a right angle; a gradian.
Etymology 3
Clipping.
Noun
gon (plural gons)
(rail) Abbreviation of gondola car.
Anagrams
• NGO, Ngo, Ong, nog
Source: Wiktionary
Gon,
Definition: imp. & p. p. of Go. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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STACCATO
(adjective) (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; “staccato applause”; “a staccato command”; “staccato notes”
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