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.
SEMITONICALLY
Etymology
Adverb
semitonically (not comparable)
In a semitonic manner.
Source: Wiktionary
SEMITONIC
Sem`i*ton"ic, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to a semitone; consisting of a semitone, or of semitones.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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