In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
KEYWORD
Etymology
Noun
keyword (plural keywords)
Any word used as the key to a code.
(information science) Any word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information.
(programming) A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function, etc.
(linguistics) Any word that occurs in a text more often than normal.
Synonyms
• operative word (in a sentence)
• workword (rare)
Verb
keyword (third-person singular simple present keywords, present participle keywording, simple past and past participle keyworded)
(transitive) To tag with keywords, as for example to facilitate searching.
Anagrams
• dyework
Source: Wiktionary
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