In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
INSANITARY
unsanitary, insanitary, unhealthful
(adjective) not sanitary or healthful; “unsanitary open sewers”; “grim and unsanitary conditions”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
insanitary (comparative more insanitary, superlative most insanitary)
Of or pertaining to a lack of sanitation; unsanitary, dirty, unhealthy.
Usage notes
American English currently prefers the variation unsanitary.
Source: Wiktionary
In*san"i*ta*ry, a.
Definition: Not sanitary; unhealthy; as, insanitary conditions of drainage.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COMMUNICATIONS
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
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