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.
REITERATION
reduplication, reiteration
(noun) the act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
reiteration (countable and uncountable, plural reiterations)
The act of reiterating.
Something reiterated or restated.
Synonyms
• (act of reiterating): See repetition
• (something reiterated): recurrence, repetition; see also reoccurrence
Source: Wiktionary
Re*it`er*a"tion (-"shn), n. Etym: [Cf. F. réitération.]
Definition: The act of reiterating; that which is reiterated.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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