In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
REFERENT
referent
(adjective) having reference; “judgments referent to the indictment”
referent
(noun) something that refers; a term that refers to another term
referent
(noun) the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate
referent
(noun) something referred to; the object of a reference
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
referent (plural referents)
(semantics) The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes.
That which is referenced.
Anagrams
• rent-free, tree fern, treefern
Source: Wiktionary
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