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.
UPSILON
upsilon
(noun) the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
upsilon (plural upsilons or upsila)
The twentieth letter of Classical and Modern Greek; the twenty-second letter of Old and Ancient Greek.
(particle physics) An upsilon meson, or bottomonium.
Synonyms
• (uncommon) ypsilon
Anagrams
• Poulins, pulsion, unspoil
Source: Wiktionary
Up"si*lon, n. [Gr. 'y^ psilo`n bare, mere, simple y.]
Definition: The 20th letter (U, u) of the Greek alphabet, a vowel having originally the sound of oo as in room, becoming before the 4th century b. c. that French u or Ger. ĂĽ. Its equivalent in English is u or y.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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