In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
absorptions
plural of absorption
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Source: Wiktionary
Ab*sorp"tion, n. Etym: [L. absorptio, fr. absorbere. See Absorb.]
1. The act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything, or of being absorbed and made to disappear; as, the absorption of bodies in a whirlpool, the absorption of a smaller tribe into a larger.
2. (Chem. & Physics)
Definition: An imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action; as, the absorption of light, heat, electricity, etc.
3. (Physiol.)
Definition: In living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs.
4. Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind; as, absorption in some employment.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 May 2024
(adjective) at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; “early morning”; “an early warning”; “early diagnosis”; “an early death”; “took early retirement”; “an early spring”; “early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.