In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SUBTYPICAL
Etymology
Adjective
subtypical (comparative more subtypical, superlative most subtypical)
Relating to a subtype.
(zoology) Deviating somewhat from the type of a species, genus, or other group; slightly aberrant.
Source: Wiktionary
Sub*typ"ic*al, a. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Deviating somewhat from the type of a species, genus, or other group; slightly aberrant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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