In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
APOCOPATION
Etymology
Noun
apocopation (plural apocopations)
(linguistics) A word formed by removing the end of a longer word
Source: Wiktionary
A*poc`o*pa"tion, n.
Definition: Shortening by apocope; the state of being apocopated.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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REPLACEMENT
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
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