COMSTOCKERY

Comstockery

(noun) censorship because of perceived obscenity or immorality

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

comstockery (uncountable)

(US) Censorship of literature and performances because of especially broad definitions of obscenity or immorality.

Source: Wiktionary



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28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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