In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CHORDAL
chordal
(adjective) relating to or consisting of or emphasizing chords; “chordal assonance in modern music”; “chordal rather than contrapuntal music”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
chordal (not comparable)
(mathematics, music) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of chords.
(music) Having an accompaniment of chords rather than a countermelody.
(zoology) Having a notochord; chordate
(graph theory) For a graph, in which all cycles of four or more vertices have a chord.
Anagrams
• dorlach
Source: Wiktionary
Chor"dal, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to a chord.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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