In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CONJUNCT
conjunct
(adjective) progressing melodically by intervals of a second; “conjunct motion of an ascending scale”
concerted, conjunct, conjunctive, cooperative
(adjective) involving the joint activity of two or more; “concerted action”; “the conjunct influence of fire and strong wind”; “the conjunctive focus of political opposition”; “a cooperative effort”; “a united effort”; “joint military activities”
conjunct
(adjective) bound in close association; “conjunct influences”; “conjunct ideas”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
conjunct (plural conjuncts)
(logic) Either term of a conjunction.
(linguistics) An adjunct that supplements a sentence with information, connecting the sentence with previous parts of the discourse. Not considered to be an essential part of the propositional content.
Holonyms
• (in logic): conjunction
Adjective
conjunct (not comparable)
Conjoined.
Acting together; collaborative.
Antonyms
• (conjoined): disjunct
Source: Wiktionary
Con*junct", a. Etym: [L. conjunctus, p.p. See Conjoin.]
1. United; conjoined; concurrent. [Archaic]
2. (Her.)
Definition: Same as Conjoined.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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