In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CLASSIFICATION
categorization, categorisation, classification, compartmentalization, compartmentalisation, assortment
(noun) the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
classification
(noun) restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people
classification, categorization, categorisation, sorting
(noun) the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
classification, categorization, categorisation
(noun) a group of people or things arranged by class or category
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
classification (countable and uncountable, plural classifications)
The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc, according to some common relations or attributes.
Source: Wiktionary
Clas`si*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. classification.]
Definition: The act of forming into a class or classes; a distibution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or affinities. Artificial classification. (Science) See under Artifitial.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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