In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HYPOCENTRE
Etymology
Noun
hypocentre (plural hypocentres)
(geology) The focus of an earthquake, directly under the epicentre.
(military) The point on the surface below an atmospheric explosion; ground zero
Antonyms
• epicentre
Hyponyms
• ground zero
Anagrams
• hypocenter, necrophyte, nephrocyte
Source: Wiktionary
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12 January 2025
HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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