In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
URANIA
Venus, Urania
(noun) goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite
Urania
(noun) (Greek mythology) the Muse of astronomy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Urania
(Greek god) The Muse of astronomy.
(astronomy) 30 Urania, a main belt asteroid.
Anagrams
• anuria, aurian
Noun
urania (plural uranias)
(mineral) Any of several impure mixtures of uranium oxides.
Synonym: yellowcake
Anagrams
• anuria, aurian
Source: Wiktionary
U*ra"ni*a, n. Etym: [L., from Gr.
1. (Class. Myth.)
Definition: One of the nine Muses, daughter of Zeus by Mnemosyne, and patron of astronomy.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of large, brilliantly colored moths native of the West Indies and South America. Their bright colored and tailed hind wings and their diurnal flight cause them to closely resemble butterflies.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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