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.
RADIOTELEGRAPH
radiotelegraph, radiotelegraphy, wireless telegraph, wireless telegraphy
(noun) the use of radio to send telegraphic messages (usually by Morse code)
radiotelegraph, radiotelegraphy, wireless telegraphy
(noun) telegraphy that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
radiotelegraph (plural radiotelegraphs)
wireless telegraphy
Verb
radiotelegraph (third-person singular simple present radiotelegraphs, present participle radiotelegraphing, simple past and past participle radiotelegraphed)
To communicate or transmit by wireless telegraphy.
Anagrams
• teleradiograph
Source: Wiktionary
Ra`di*o*tel"e*graph, n. [Radio-+ telegraph.]
Definition: A wireless telegraph.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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