In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
EVENKI
Tungus, Tunguz, Evenki, Ewenki
(noun) the Tungusic language of the Evenki in eastern Siberia
Evenki, Ewenki
(noun) a member of the people inhabiting an area of northern Mongolia and eastern Siberia
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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22 February 2025
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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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