In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CONTEMPORANEOUS
coetaneous, coeval, contemporaneous
(adjective) of the same period
contemporaneous, contemporary
(adjective) occurring in the same period of time; āa rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflationā; āthe composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozartā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
contemporaneous (not comparable)
Existing or created in the same period of time.
Usage notes
For events which occur at precisely the same time, simultaneous is used.
Synonyms
• coeval, contemporary, cotemporal; see also contemporary
Source: Wiktionary
Con*tem`po*ra"ne*ous, a. Etym: [L. contemporaneus; con- + tempus time. See Temporal, and cf. Contemporaneous.]
Definition: Living, existing, or occurring at the same time; contemporary. The great age of Jewish philosophy, that of Aben Esra, Maimonides, and Kimchi, had been contemporaneous with the later Spanish school of Arabic philosophy. Milman - Con*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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