In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DETUMESCENT
Etymology
Adjective
detumescent (comparative more detumescent, superlative most detumescent)
Exhibiting detumescence.
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SYNCRETISM
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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