In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
MERGING
confluent, merging
(adjective) flowing together
merging, meeting, coming together
(noun) the act of joining together as one; “the merging of the two groups occurred quickly”; “there was no meeting of minds”
confluence, conflux, merging
(noun) a flowing together
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
merging
present participle of merge
Noun
merging (plural mergings)
The act, or the result, of being merged.
Anagrams
• germing
Source: Wiktionary
MERGE
Merge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Merged; p. pr. & vb. n. Merging.] Etym: [L. mergere, mersum. Cf. Emerge, Immerse, Marrow.]
Definition: To cause to be swallowed up; to immerse; to sink; to absorb. To merge all natural ... sentiment in inordinate vanity. Burke. Whig and Tory were merged and swallowed up in the transcendent duties of patriots. De Quincey.
Merge, v. i.
Definition: To be sunk, swallowed up, or lost. Native irresolution had merged in stronger motives. I. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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