In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BROADENING
broadening
(noun) the action of making broader; “the broadening of travel”
widening, broadening
(noun) the act of making something wider
widening, broadening
(noun) an increase in width
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
broadening
present participle of broaden
Noun
broadening (plural broadenings)
The act of becoming broader
Anagrams
• nanobridge
Source: Wiktionary
BROADEN
Broad"en, v. t. [p. & p. p. Broadened (; p. pr. & vb.n. Broadening (.] Etym: [From Broad, a.]
Definition: To grow broad; to become broader or wider. The broadening sun appears. Wordsworth.
Broad"en, v. t.
Definition: To make broad or broader; to render more broad or comprehensive.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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