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.
TRANSLITERATION
transliteration
(noun) a transcription from one alphabet to another
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
transliteration (countable and uncountable, plural transliterations)
(linguistics, translation studies) The act or product of transliterating, of representing letters or words in the characters of another alphabet or script.
(sign language) The act or product of rendering speech in sign language, or vice versa.
Source: Wiktionary
Trans*lit`er*a"tion, n.
Definition: The act or product of transliterating, or of expressing words of a language by means of the characters of another alphabet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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