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.
HYPERMETRICAL
Adjective
hypermetrical (comparative more hypermetrical, superlative most hypermetrical)
hypermetric
Source: Wiktionary
Hy`per*met"ric*al, a.
Definition: Having a redundant syllable; exceeding the common measure. Hypermetrical verse (Gr. & Lat. Pros.), a verse which contains a syllable more than the ordinary measure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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