In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
PROLIFERATION
proliferation
(noun) growth by the rapid multiplication of parts
proliferation
(noun) a rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons); “the proliferation of nuclear weapons”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
proliferation (countable and uncountable, plural proliferations)
(uncountable) The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction.
(countable) The act of increasing or rising; augmentation, amplification, enlargement, escalation, aggrandizement.
(countable) The result of building up; buildup, accretion.
(uncountable) The spread of biochemical, nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction to countries not originally involved in developing them.
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*lif`er*a"tion, n.
1. (Biol.)
Definition: The continuous development of cells in tissue formation; cell formation. Virchow.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The production of numerous zooids by budding, especially when buds arise from other buds in succession.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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