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.
MILLIMETER
millimeter, millimetre, mm
(noun) a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
millimeter (plural millimeters)
(American spelling) An SI/MKS unit of measure, the length of 1/1000 of a meter. Symbol: mm
Anagrams
• millimetre, millimètre
Source: Wiktionary
Mil"li*me`ter, Mil"li*me`tre, n. Etym: [F. millimètre; milli- milli- + mètre. See 3d Meter.]
Definition: A lineal measure in the metric system, containing the thousandth part of a meter; equal to .03937 of an inch. See 3d Meter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CONNECTION
(noun) a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); “there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare”
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