In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HYPOGEA
Noun
hypogea
plural of hypogeum
Source: Wiktionary
HYPOGEUM
Hyp`o*ge"um, n.; pl. Hypogea. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Anc. Arch.)
Definition: The subterraneous portion of a building, as in amphitheaters, for the service of the games; also, subterranean galleries, as the catacombs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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APPROXIMATE
(adjective) not quite exact or correct; “the approximate time was 10 o’clock”; “a rough guess”; “a ballpark estimate”
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