In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SEQUELAE
SEQUELA
sequela
(noun) any abnormality following or resulting from a disease or injury or treatment; “paralysis is one of the sequelae of poliomyelitis”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
sequelae
plural of sequela
Source: Wiktionary
SEQUELA
Se*que"la, n.; pl. Sequelæ. Etym: [L., a follower, a result, from sequit to follow.]
Definition: One who, or that which, follows. Specifically: (a) An adherent, or a band or sect of adherents. "Coleridge and his sequela." G. P. Marsh. (b) That which follows as the logical result of reasoning; inference; conclusion; suggestion. Sequelæ, or thoughts suggested by the preceding aphorisms. Coleridge. (c) (Med.)
Definition: A morbid phenomenon left as the result of a disease; a disease resulting from another.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SENSE
(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”
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