In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ECTHLIPSIS
Etymology
Noun
ecthlipsis (countable and uncountable, plural ecthlipses)
(phonology) The dropping out or suppression from a word of a consonant, with or without a vowel.
(phonology) The elision of a final m, with the preceding vowel, before a word beginning with a vowel.
Source: Wiktionary
Ec*thlip"sis, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
1. The dropping out or suppression from a word of a consonant, with or without a vowel.
2. (Lat. Pros.)
Definition: The elision of a final m, with the preceding vowel, before a word beginning with a vowel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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