In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
DIV
Etymology 1
Noun
div (plural divs)
(mathematics, computing) a function, implemented in many programming languages, that returns the result of a division of two integers
(web design) A section of a web page, or the div element that represents it in HTML code.
(UK, Eton College, public school slang) A division; a lesson.
(military) A division.
Etymology 2
Noun
div
(vector calculus) short for divergence; a kind of differential operator
Etymology 3
Noun
div (uncountable)
(UK, uncountable, slang) Divinity, as a school subject.
Synonyms
• divvers
Etymology 4
Noun
div (plural divs)
(UK, slang) A foolish person; an idiot.
Etymology 5
Noun
div (plural divs)
Alternative form of daeva
Anagrams
• D.V.I., DVI, IDV, VDI, vid, vid.
Source: Wiktionary
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