In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CIRCUMFERENTIAL
circumferential
(adjective) lying around or just outside the edges or outskirts; “circumferential highways around cities”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
circumferential (comparative more circumferential, superlative most circumferential)
(not comparable) of or pertaining to a circumference
circuitous, indirect or roundabout
Source: Wiktionary
Cir*cum`fer*en"tial, a. Etym: [LL. circumferentialis.]
Definition: Pertaining to the circumference; encompassing; encircling; circuitous. Parkhurst.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
16 November 2024
LEAVE
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
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