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.
RUNDOWN
summation, summing up, rundown
(noun) a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
rundown (plural rundowns)
(mostly, with definite article "the") A rough outline of a topic or situation.
(baseball) A defensive play in which the runner is caught between two fielders, who steadily converge to tag the runner out.
A Caribbean stew of meat or fish (typically mackerel) with reduced coconut milk, yam, tomato, onion and seasonings.
A reduction, e.g. of an activity, or in the size of something, such as a fleet.
Adjective
rundown (not comparable)
Alternative form of run-down
Synonyms
• See ramshackle
Anagrams
• undrown
Source: Wiktionary
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