In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
MERISM
Etymology
Noun
merism (countable and uncountable, plural merisms)
(literature, rhetoric) A reference to something by its polar extremes, as in "we searched high and low".
(literature, rhetoric) A reference to something by a list of its parts.
Anagrams
• Simmer, mimers, simmer
Source: Wiktionary
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26 January 2025
NEGLECT
(verb) leave undone or leave out; “How could I miss that typo?”; “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”
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