In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ALPHABETIC
alphabetic, alphabetical
(adjective) arranged in order according to the alphabet; “an alphabetic arrangement”; “dictionaries list words in alphabetical order”
alphabetic, alphabetical
(adjective) relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet; “alphabetical writing system”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
alphabetic
Of or relating to an alphabet, especially the characters A to Z, both uppercase and lowercase.
Source: Wiktionary
Al`pha*bet"ic, Al`pha*bet"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. alphabétique.]
1. Pertaining to, furnished with, expressed by, or in the order of, the letters of the alphabet; as, alphabetic characters, writing, languages, arrangement.
2. Literal. [Obs.] "Alphabetical servility." Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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