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.
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Oto, Otoe
(noun) a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Oto
Oto, Otoe
(noun) a member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska
Source: WordNet® 3.1
O"to-. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: A combining form denoting relation to, or situation near or in, the ear.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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