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.
HMM
Noun
HMM (plural HMMs)
(computer science) Initialism of hidden Markov model.
Anagrams
• MMH, mhm
Etymology
Interjection
hmm
Indicating thinking or pondering.
A demand for an answer to a question.
Synonyms
• hnn
Verb
hmm (third-person singular simple present hmms, present participle hmming, simple past and past participle hmmed)
(intransitive) To make a thoughtful humming noise.
Anagrams
• MMH, mhm
Source: Wiktionary
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