In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
apostrophizing
present participle of apostrophize
Source: Wiktionary
A*pos"tro*phize, v. t., Etym: [imp. & p. p. Apostrophized; p. pr. & vb. n. Apostrophizing.]
1. To address by apostrophe.
2. To contract by omitting a letter or letters; also, to mark with an apostrophe (') or apostrophes.
A*pos"tro*phize, v. i.
Definition: To use the rhetorical figure called apostrophe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 March 2025
(noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.