In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DISINFLATION
disinflation
(noun) a reduction of prices intended to improve the balance of payments
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
disinflation (countable and uncountable, plural disinflations)
(economics) A decrease in the inflation rate.
(economics) Deflation
Source: Wiktionary
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DISKETTE
(noun) a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer; “floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price”
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