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.
MINIDISC
Etymology
Noun
MiniDisc (countable and uncountable, plural MiniDiscs)
(uncountable) A magnetooptical format for storing digital audio.
(countable) A disk that uses this format.
(countable) A MiniDisc player or recorder.
Synonyms
• MD
• minidisc
Etymology
Noun
minidisc (plural minidiscs)
A disc/disk in MiniDisc format
A minidisc player or recorder.
Synonyms
• MD
• MiniDisc
Source: Wiktionary
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