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.
TWELFTHLY
Etymology
Adverb
twelfthly (not comparable)
In the twelfth place.
Source: Wiktionary
TWELFTH
Twelfth, a. Etym: [For twelft, OE. twelfte, AS. twelfta. See Twelve.]
1. Next in order after the eleventh; coming after eleven others; -- the ordinal of twelve.
2. Consisting, or being one of, twelve equal parts into which anything is divided.
Twelfth, n.
1. The quotient of a unit divided by twelve; one of twelve equal parts of one whole.
2. The next in order after the eleventh.
3. (Mus.)
Definition: An interval comprising an octave and a fifth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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