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.
NOTTURNO
nocturne, notturno
(noun) a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
notturno (plural notturnos or notturni)
(music) A nocturne.
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• nontutor
Source: Wiktionary
Not*tur"no, n. Etym: [It.] (Mus.)
Definition: Same as Nocturne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPERSION
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
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