In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
FAMILIAL
familial, genetic, hereditary, inherited, transmitted, transmissible
(adjective) occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; “an inherited disease”; “familial traits”; “genetically transmitted features”
familial
(adjective) relating to or having the characteristics of a family; “children of the same familial background”; “familial aggregation”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
familial (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to a human family.
Of or pertaining to any grouping of things referred to as a family.
(pathology) Inherited.
Source: Wiktionary
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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