In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Comp*tom"e*ter, n. [See Count; -meter.]
Definition: A calculating machine; an arithmometer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 November 2024
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.