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.
VEGA
Vega
(noun) the brightest star in the constellation Lyra
Vega, Lope de Vega, Lope Felix de Vega Carpio
(noun) prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
vega (plural vegas)
(Latin America, Philippines) An open tract of ground; a plain, especially one which is moist and fertile, such as those used for growing tobacco.
Etymology 2
Perhaps chosen arbitrarily as a word beginning with "v" (for "volatility") that sounds as if it could be a Greek letter (like the related risk parameters "delta", "gamma" etc.)
Noun
vega (plural vegas)
(finance) A measurement of the sensitivity of the value of an option to changes in the implied volatility of the price of the underlying asset.
Synonyms
• kappa, tau
Hypernyms
• (measure of derivative price sensitivity): Greeks (includes list of coordinate terms)
Anagrams
• EVGA, gave
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Vega
(star) The brightest star in the constellation Lyra; Alpha (α) Lyrae. It forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Vega (countable and uncountable, plural Vegas)
A surname.
A small city, the county seat of Oldham County, Texas, United States.
Noun
Vega (plural Vegas)
(historical) An automobile that was manufactured by Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors Corporation from 1970 to 1977.
Anagrams
• EVGA, gave
Source: Wiktionary
Ve"ga, n. (Astron.) Etym: [Ar. w, properly, falling: cf. F. Wéga.]
Definition: A brilliant star of the first magnitude, the brightest of those constituting the constellation Lyra.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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