In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CHERSONESES
Noun
chersoneses
plural of chersonese
Source: Wiktionary
CHERSONESE
Cher"so*nese, n. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: A peninsula; a tract of land nearly surrounded by water, but united to a larger tract by a neck of land or isthmus; as, the Cimbric Chersonese, or Jutland; the Tauric Chersonese, or Crimea.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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