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.
NEVUS
birthmark, nevus
(noun) a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
nevus (plural nevi)
(anatomy) Any of a number of different, usually benign, pigmented, raised or otherwise abnormal lesions of the skin.
Hyponyms: birthmark, mole
Anagrams
• Venus, venus
Source: Wiktionary
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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