CLAUSTRATION

Etymology

Noun

claustration (countable and uncountable, plural claustrations)

Shutting up or enclosing, usually in a religious cloister.

A method used by emperors to keep their harems and to guarantee their virginity.

Source: Wiktionary



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PROSODIC

(adjective) of or relating to the rhythmic aspect of language or to the suprasegmental phonemes of pitch and stress and juncture and nasalization and voicing


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Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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