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.
PHOTOGRAPHIC
photographic
(adjective) representing people or nature with the exactness and fidelity of a photograph
photographic
(adjective) relating to photography or obtained by using photography; “photographic equipment”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
photographic (comparative more photographic, superlative most photographic)
Pertaining to photographs or photography.
(figurative) synonym of accurate
Anagrams
• phagotrophic
Source: Wiktionary
Pho`to*graph"ic, Pho`to*graph"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. photographique.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to photography; obtained by photography; used ib photography; as a photographic picture; a photographic camera.
– Pho`to*graph"ic*al*ly, adv. Photographic printing, the process of obtaining pictures, as on chemically prepared paper, from photographic negatives, by exposure to light.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PREMATURELY
(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”
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