In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
EKASILICON
Ek`a*sil"i*con, n. Etym: [Skr. one + E. silicon.] (Chem.)
Definition: The name of a hypothetical element predicted and afterwards discovered and named germanium; -- so called because it was a missing analogue of the silicon group. See Germanium, and cf. Ekkabor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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